Stephens' kangaroo rat

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Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS
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While the Stephens' kangaroo rat includes the word “rat� in its name, this species is actually in the pocket mouse family. In 1988, the Stephens� kangaroo rat was listed as federally endangered, due to loss of habitat from encroaching development. Now, the species is found only in the grasslands of two counties in Southern California: San Diego and Riverside.