California mammals

Agile kangaroo rat in California

Dipodomys agilis

Native to California SNR Unranked in California

Not listed as nonindigenous in California by USGS NAS; native to its California range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Agile kangaroo rat in California, by the numbers

Occasional in California 124th most recorded of 241 mammals logged in California

3,647 occurrence records
72 with iNaturalist photos

Records from 2000–2026.

3,647 total records count every California occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 3,629 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Agile kangaroo rat in California

Most sightings fall in August to October.

3,629 California occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly California records (table)
MonthRecords
January256
February150
March282
April207
May201
June275
July319
August346
September452
October532
November283
December326

Monthly agile kangaroo rat occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in California, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in California, with recorded sightings peaking in August–October, with a smaller rise in December.

Occurrence map

Where Agile kangaroo rat has been recorded in California

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 California records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 81
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 66
Chumash Wilderness 37
Angeles National Forest 24
San Bernardino National Forest 23
Owens Peak Wilderness Area 8
Domeland Wilderness 8
Sespe Wilderness 8

Protected places with the most agile kangaroo rat sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in California

CountyRecords
Riverside County 862
Los Angeles County 850
San Diego County 577
San Bernardino County 423
Ventura County 337
Kern County 328
Santa Barbara County 111
Orange County 90
Tulare County 14
San Luis Obispo County 14
Imperial County 10
Humboldt County 9
2 other counties 22

The complete county distribution, spread across 14 California counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Agile kangaroo rat reports are logged throughout the year in California, but the monthly pattern is uneven. September and October hold the largest totals in the supplied series, while February is the quietest month; the file’s broader seasonality summary also highlights spring and December.

Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and Mojave National Preserve are the three suggested settings, though no site-level counts are provided to compare them. The 3,647 records document reporting across the state and calendar rather than the number of animals present or the quality of habitat at any named place.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in California in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"