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title: "Dulzura Kangaroo Rat"
description: "Dipodomys simulans — Mammiferi. The Dulzura kangaroo rat, or San Diego kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dulzura-kangaroo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dulzura Kangaroo Rat

> Dipodomys simulans — Mammiferi. The Dulzura kangaroo rat, or San Diego kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

- Scientific name: *Dipodomys simulans*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 289
- Wikidata: [Q1767490](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767490)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44104)

## Names

- en: Dulzura Kangaroo Rat
- de: Baja-California-Kängururatte
- es: Rata canguro de Baja California
- pl: Szczuroskoczek pływający

## Countries with the most observations

US (128), MX (41)

## Summary

The Dulzura kangaroo rat, or San Diego kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Baja California, Mexico, and in the Colorado Desert and elsewhere in California in the United States. It is a common species and the IUCN has assessed its status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulzura_kangaroo_rat

## Photo

![Dulzura Kangaroo Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dulzura-kangaroo-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephanie Taylor · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6671571

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dulzura-kangaroo-rat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).