Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Merriam's Kangaroo Rat in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Merriam's Kangaroo Rat sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Merriam's Kangaroo Rat in Joshua Tree National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Merriam's Kangaroo Rat in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.