Family

Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

Heteromyidae

23 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyHeteromyidae (Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Liomys salvini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dipodomys deserti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dipodomys merriami

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heteromys anomalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys desmarestianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus formosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perognathus flavus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus spinatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Perognathus longimembris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Dipodomys microps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dipodomys simulans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys gaumeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Perognathus merriami

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus penicillatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Heteromys oresterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys australis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus eremicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dipodomys agilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heteromys nubicolens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dipodomys ordii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus intermedius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus fallax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetodipus baileyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~40%
	Desert Kangaroo Rat			~10%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			~10%
	Long-tailed Pocket Mouse			~10%
	Little Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~20%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			~10%
	Merriam's Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eastern Desert Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Ord's Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
	Rock Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	~20%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			~10%
	Desert Pocket Mouse			<5%
	Desert Kangaroo Rat			<5%
	Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	San Diego Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Little Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse			~20%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
	Dulzura Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Desert Pocket Mouse			~10%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			<5%
	Bailey's Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
8	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	🐒 Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Silky Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
12	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
14	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
15	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Agile Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
17	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data