Family

Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

Heteromyidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

Species in this group

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

Liomys salvini

Dipodomys deserti

Dipodomys merriami

Heteromys anomalus

Heteromys desmarestianus

Chaetodipus formosus

Perognathus flavus

Chaetodipus spinatus

Perognathus longimembris

Dipodomys microps

Dipodomys simulans

Heteromys gaumeri

Perognathus merriami

Heteromys oresterus

Chaetodipus penicillatus

Heteromys australis

Chaetodipus eremicus

Dipodomys agilis

Heteromys nubicolens

Dipodomys ordii

Chaetodipus intermedius

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Chaetodipus fallax

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

5–10

Apr

5–10

May

Jun

5–10

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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	P(≥1)
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	20–30%
	Desert Kangaroo Rat			10–20%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			5–10%
	Long-tailed Pocket Mouse			5–10%
	Little Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			5–10%
	Merriam's Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Eastern Desert Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Ord's Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
	Rock Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse			10–20%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	10–20%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			<5%
	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
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
	Dulzura Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	5–10%
	Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	5–10%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
9	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Silky Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
	Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
13	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
14	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Agile Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Merriam's Kangaroo Rat			Insufficient data
	Merriam's Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data
17	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse			Insufficient data

Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

Species in this group

Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Desert Kangaroo Rat

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse

Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Long-tailed Pocket Mouse

Silky Pocket Mouse

Spiny Pocket Mouse

Little Pocket Mouse

Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat

Dulzura Kangaroo Rat

Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse

Merriam's Pocket Mouse

Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse

Desert Pocket Mouse

Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse

Eastern Desert Pocket Mouse

Agile Kangaroo Rat

Cloud-dwelling Spiny Pocket Mouse

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Rock Pocket Mouse

San Diego Pocket Mouse

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

Parks Ranked