Dipodomys ordii - #560
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Side view, hand-held
Geographic Distribution
SW Saskatchewan and SE Alberta (Canada) and SE Washington south through Great Plains and intermontane basins of W USA, to Mexican Plateau as far south as Hidalgo (Mexico)
Order/Family
Heteromyidae
Genus
Dipodomys
Specific Epithet
ordii
Image Location
Nat. Grassland, KS, USA
Image Date
1978
Photographer
P Waser