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<figureCitation id="2CAF2A35876DB1371E085C3FFA1EF5A6" box="[1361,1418,2605,2651]" captionStart="Plate 11: Heteromyidae" captionStartId="28.[107,137,3285,3310]" captionTargetBox="[13,2733,16,3643]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="45. Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus), 46. Pallid Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops pallidus), 47. Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti), 48. Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis), 49. Nelson’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nelsoni), 50. Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator), 51. Plateau Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ornatus), 52. Phillips’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys phillipsu), 53. San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes), 54. Merriam’s. 9 Kangaroo Rat. Dipodomys merriami (null), 55. Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordu), 56. Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus), 57. California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus), 58. Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus), 59. Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis), 60. Dulzura Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys simulans), 61. Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens), 62. Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps), 63. San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides), 64. Stephens’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephenst), 65. Heermann' ’ s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni), 66. Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611358" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6611358/files/figure.png" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">56.</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876DB1371CB05C3FF6E4F5A6" box="[2025,2416,2605,2651]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Dipodomys compactus</emphasis>
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/
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/
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876DB1371CAF5C7FF7C5F57F" bold="true" box="[2038,2129,2669,2690]" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876DB13713025C7FF622F57F" box="[2139,2486,2669,2690]" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Rata canguro de la Costa del Golfo</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876DB1371CED5CA2F7C4F52C" bold="true" box="[1972,2128,2736,2769]" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876DB137132B5CA2F86DF505" ID-CoL="36PMM" authority="True, 1889" authorityName="True" authorityYear="1889" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="34" pageNumber="227" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="compactus">Dipodomys compactus True, 1889</taxonomicName>
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,
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<materialsCitation id="04FC3CED876DB13713575CC5F86EF4E2" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3802894327" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Padre Island, Cameron Co., Texas, USA.</materialsCitation>
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Based on molecular sequence analyses,
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is a member of the
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species group, along with D. ordi; the two were previously considered conspecific. Two subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876DB1371CED5DFDF6D0F3F1" bold="true" box="[1972,2372,3055,3084]" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876DB1371CED5A00F8CEF37C" authority="True, 1889" authorityName="True" authorityYear="1889" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="34" pageNumber="227" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="compactus" subSpecies="compactus">D.c.compactusTrue,1889—SUSAandNEMexico(MustangandPadreIsofSETexasandbarrierislandsofNTamaulipas).</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876DB1371E095A99F94CF355" authority=". A. Allen, 1891" authorityName=". A. Allen" authorityYear="1891" box="[1360,1752,3211,3240]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="34" pageNumber="227" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="compactus" subSpecies="sennettij">D. c. sennettiJ. A. Allen, 1891</taxonomicName>
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— S USA (mainland of SE Texas).
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876DB1371E095AA1F9DFF32D" bold="true" box="[1360,1611,3251,3280]" pageId="34" pageNumber="227">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head—-body 99-120 mm (males) and 105-134 mm (females), tail 104-135 mm (males) and 105-132 mm (females), ear mean 13 mm, hindfoot mean 37 mm; weight 46-60 g (males) and 44-46 g (females). Male Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats are slightly larger than females in external measurements but smaller in most cranial measurement. This is a medium-sized kangaroo rat with five toes on hindfeet (including small claw on side of hindfoot) and narrow skull. Upper parts of Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats on barrier islands of Texas, USA, and Tamaulipas, Mexico, are grayish cream (paler than any other species of kangaroo rat) or orangish yellow. Upper parts of those on the Texas mainland are slightly darker reddish yellow. Tail is relatively short and less distinctly bicolored, with shorter, sparser crest and tuft. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 74 and FN = 144. The Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat and Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (
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) differ morphologically and are sympatric in parts of the distribution of the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat. In these areas, the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat has shortertail that is less bushy and with shorter dorsal crest; ventral stripe oftail is lighter and does not extend to tip; pelage is coarser and shorter; and auditory bullae are less inflated.
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9D5492FEA7FD5C" bold="true" box="[196,307,640,673]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Sparsely vegetated, sandy areas. On barrier islands off the coast of Texas and Tamaulipas, the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats usually is confined to dunes, away from prevailing winds, but is sometimes found in level areas. On these islands, it is found with sea-oats (
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,
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), bluestem (
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,
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), shoregrass (Monanthochloe,
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), croton (
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,
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), sunflowers (
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361F265530FA84FCC2" box="[1151,1296,802,831]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Helianthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Helianthus</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361E715530FE83FC9B" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Asteraceae</taxonomicName>
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), and fimbry (
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361AB65557FD15FC9B" box="[495,641,837,870]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" genus="Fimbristylis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Fimbristylis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13619CF5557FCAAFC9B" authorityName="de Jussieu" authorityYear="1789" box="[662,830,837,870]" class="Liliopsida" family="Cyperaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Cyperaceae</taxonomicName>
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). On the Texas mainland, they inhabit areas of loose, deep sand with scattered vegetation, such as open mesquite (Prosops,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361B9D5586FED2FC48" authorityName="Lindley & John" authorityYear="1830" box="[196,326,916,949]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fabaceae</taxonomicName>
|
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) savanna. Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats also occupy disturbed habitats such as fields cleared of native brush or plowed roadside firebreaks. Vegetation in these disturbed sites include true grasses (e.g. three-awn,
|
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13618DD55F9FC78FBF9" box="[900,1004,1003,1028]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Aristida" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Aristida</taxonomicName>
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; grama,
|
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361F3255F9FB7FFBF9" box="[1131,1259,1003,1028]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Bouteloua" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bouteloua</taxonomicName>
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; windmill grass,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361A455218FEE7FBD6" authorityName="Cuvier" authorityYear="1800" box="[284,371,1034,1067]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Chloris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Chloris</taxonomicName>
|
||
; and bluestem), prickly pear (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13618405218FC1DFBD6" box="[793,905,1034,1067]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Opuntia</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13618C15218FBBEFBD6" box="[920,1066,1034,1067]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Cactaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and mesquite. Species of rodents co-occurring with the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat in island and mainland areas include the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma), pocket gophers (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361A705297FE04FB5F" authorityName="Rafinesque" authorityYear="1817" box="[297,400,1157,1186]" class="Mammalia" family="Geomyidae" genus="Geomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Geomys</taxonomicName>
|
||
), Merriam’s Pocket Mouse (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13618785297FBD7FB5F" authorityName="J. A. Allen" authorityYear="1892" box="[801,1091,1157,1186]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Perognathus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="merriami">Perognathus merriami</taxonomicName>
|
||
), the Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), the Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361FE252BAFABEFB34" baseAuthorityName="Baird" baseAuthorityYear="1858" box="[1211,1322,1192,1225]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Chaetodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hispidus">hispidus</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and the Southern Plains Woodrat (Neotoma micropus). On the mainland, the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat is also found in association with the Hispid Pocket Mouse (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361F8352E5FEBBFAC2" baseAuthorityName="Baird" baseAuthorityYear="1858" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Chaetodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hispidus">Chaetodipus hispidus</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and the White-footed Deermouse (Peromyscus leucopus), and it shares ¢.50% of its mainland distribution with Ord’s Kangaroo Rat. Where the two kangaroo rats co-occur, the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat occupies soft soils where vegetation is open and low; Ord’s Kangaroo Rat occupies undisturbed brushland with hard-packed soil and thick vegetation.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9D53F1FEB3F9AE" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="food_feeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9D53F1FEB3F9AE" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9D53F1FE5EF9F9" bold="true" box="[196,458,1507,1540]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no specific information available for this species, but diet of the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat likely contained seeds, green vegetation, and some insects.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9D504BFB4CF987" box="[196,1240,1625,1658]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="breeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9D504BFB4CF987" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" box="[196,1240,1625,1658]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9D504BFEDEF987" bold="true" box="[196,330,1625,1658]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Breeding of the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat occurs in July-August.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9B5093FBF8F95F" box="[194,1132,1665,1698]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="activity">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9B5093FBF8F95F" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" box="[194,1132,1665,1698]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9B5093FE39F95F" bold="true" box="[194,429,1665,1698]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information available for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9D50BAFE0CF90D" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9D50BAFE0CF90D" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9D50BAFC1FF934" bold="true" box="[196,907,1704,1737]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information available for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9D50E5FDDEF89B" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="conservation">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9D50E5FDDEF89B" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9D50E5FDBFF8E5" bold="true" box="[196,555,1783,1816]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Island populations of the Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat may be affected by infrastructure development on the barrier islands.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876CB1361B9C5167FC8DF823" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" type="bibRefCitation_list">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361B9C5167FC8DF823" blockId="35.[194,1403,285,2016]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361B9C5167FEC9F873" bold="true" box="[197,349,1909,1934]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Alexander & Riddle (2005), Baumgardner (1991, 1999), Best (1993a), Ceballos & Oliva (2005), Eisenberg (1963, 1993), Hafner et al. (2007), Hall (1981), Jones (1993), Linzey & NatureServe (Hammerson) (2008c), Patton & Rogers (1993), Williams et al. (1993).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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</document> |