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Kangaroo Rats Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Mice: Heteromyidae - Conservation Status

species facing threatened extinction

Four species of pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice are listed by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. One species is listed as Endangered, facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, and one species is Vulnerable, facing a high risk of extinction. The IUCN also lists nine species as Near Threatened, not currently threatened, but could become so. Many species are threatened with excessive destruction and fragmentation, breaking up, of habitat and the loss of plant life.

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