---
title: "Giant Kangaroo Rat"
description: "Dipodomys ingens — Mammiferi. The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/giant-kangaroo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Kangaroo Rat

> Dipodomys ingens — Mammiferi. The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California.

- Scientific name: *Dipodomys ingens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 229
- Wikidata: [Q302207](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302207)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44125](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44125)

## Names

- en: Giant Kangaroo Rat
- de: Riesen-Kängururatte
- es: Rata canguro gigante
- nl: Reuzenkangoeroerat
- pl: Szczuroskoczek olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

US (96)

## Summary

The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206202015

## Machine access

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