Where has the Merriam's kangaroo rat been recorded?

Dipodomys merriami occurrence evidence comes from 28,752 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

• 28,752 records
• 2 places
• 136 years recorded
• Mammalia class

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Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Merriam's kangaroo rat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Merriam's kangaroo rat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.