Common Name: Kangaroo Rat, Tipton(Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides); Common Name: Kangaroo Rat, San Bernardino Merriam's (Dipodomys merriami parvus); Cautions; Some Kangaroo Rats have become a common pest. Some may carry many fleas, which could be passed on to humans.
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Taxonomy.-- The Tipton kangaroo rat is one of three subspecies of the San Joaquin kangaroo rat. The type specimen of the Tipton kangaroo rat was collected from Tipton, Tulare County, California, in 1893 (Merriam 1894). See account of the Fresno kangaroo rat for a discussion of taxonomic history of D. n. nitratoides.
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Tipton kangaroo rat; Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides ... The Tipton kangaroo rat is one of three subspecies of the San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides). Tipton kangaroo rats are visually similar to other kangaroo rats;
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of Pesticide Regulation Tipton Kangaroo Rat Distribution TULARE KINGS KERN Miles 0 10 20 SANTA BARBARA Cal EPA, Dept. of Pesticide Regulation Preferred Habitats: Alkali Marshes and Plains. Scattered woody shrubs (i.e., salt bush).
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Fresno; Giant Tipton; Stephens; Distribution; Kangaroo Rats can be found primarily in sparsely vegetated areas where fine soils are the predominant substrate. The; Giant Kangaroo Rat is known to occur in Merced, Fresno, San Benito, Kings, Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties.
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D. nitratoides brevinasus (San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides exilis (San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides nitratoides (Tipton Kangaroo Rat) · D. ordi (Ord's Kangaroo Rat) · D. ordii (Ord's Kangaroo Rat) ·...
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Tipton's kangaroo rat was listed by the USFWS as Endangered on July 8, 1988 (53 FR 25608) ... Current distribution is not completely known-occurrences of the Tipton kangaroo rats are limited to scattered, isolated clusters west of Tipton, Pixley, and Earlimart and in areas in southern Kern ... Fresno kangaroo rat...
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The proposed project would affect suitable habitat for the San Joaquin kit fox and western burrowing owl, and permanently affect about 19 acres of occupied habitat of the Tipton kangaroo rat. We request comments from the public on the permit application and Environmental Assessment, both of which are available for review.
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It weighs approximately 131–180 grams, which is nearly three times the weight of the Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides) (Jameson 1988, Steinhart 1990). Its body length is about five inches, with an elongated tail extending approximately 130 percent of its body length (Jameson 1988).
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...the critically endangered Tipton kangaroo rat is important. He believes that...natural habitat for the Tipton kangaroo rat because the feds keep such information...farmer plowed up critical Tipton kangaroo rat habitat, killing some of the animals...
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