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title: "Szczuroskoczek kalifornijski"
description: "Dipodomys californicus — Ssaki. The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/california-kangaroo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Szczuroskoczek kalifornijski

> Dipodomys californicus — Ssaki. The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

- Scientific name: *Dipodomys californicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 170
- Wikidata: [Q739230](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739230)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44117](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44117)

## Names

- en: California Kangaroo Rat
- de: Kalifornische Kängururatte
- es: Rata canguro de California
- pl: Szczuroskoczek kalifornijski

## Countries with the most observations

US (118)

## Summary

The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert.

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

## Photo

![Szczuroskoczek kalifornijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-kangaroo-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Doug Overman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/225926600

## Machine access

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