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title: "Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat"
description: "Dipodomys compactus — Mammiferi. The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/gulf-coast-kangaroo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat

> Dipodomys compactus — Mammiferi. The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United States.

- Scientific name: *Dipodomys compactus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 50
- Wikidata: [Q303588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303588)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44132](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44132)

## Names

- en: Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat
- de: Golfküsten-Kängururatte
- es: Rata canguro del Golfo
- pl: Szczuroskoczek przybrzeżny

## Countries with the most observations

US (35)

## Summary

The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United States. Its appearance and ecology are very similar to those of its putative sister species, Ord's kangaroo rat.

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

## Photo

![Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gulf-coast-kangaroo-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: NPS · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Padre_Island_kangaroo_rat.jpg

## Machine access

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