Morro Bay kangaroo rat
| Morro Bay kangaroo rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. h. morroensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dipodomys heermanni morroensis (Merriam, 1907) | |
The Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis), is an endangered kangaroo rat, a rodent in the Heteromyidae family. The species is the smallest subspecies of the Heermann's kangaroo rat and is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California. .