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Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Species : Dipodomys compactus
The Gulf coast kangaroo rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
A young / baby of a Gulf Coast kangaroo rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Gulf Coast kangaroo rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
The Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)
1. gulf -- (an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)gulf
2. gulf -- (an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends")
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3. gulf -- (a deep wide chasm)
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(Source WordNet)