Agile kangaroo rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Agile kangaroo rat

| image = Agile Kangaroo Rat imported from iNaturalist photo 191451232 on 9 January 2023.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |date=2016 |title=Dipodomys agilis |volume=2016 |page=e.T6684A22228553 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6684A22228553.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Dipodomys

| species = agilis

| authority = Gambel, 1848

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The agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.{{MSW3 Heteromyidae | id = 12700004 | page = 844}} It is endemic to southern California in the United States.

Relatively little information has been published on the natural history, life history, ecology, or behavior of the agile kangaroo rat. The species appears to be part of the Californian kangaroo rat radiation, which is derived from a common ancestor with Ord's kangaroo rat.Hafner, John C., Jessica E. Light, David J. Hafner, Mark S. Hafner, Emily Reddington, Duke S. Rogers, and Brett R. Riddle. 2007. "Basal Clades and Molecular Systematics of Heteromyid Rodents." Journal of Mammalogy 88 (5) (October 1): 1129-1145.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4498763] Best compared 19 morphological measurements from specimens from 34 populations across the species range, and concluded that the species is monotypic.Best, Troy L. 1983. "Intraspecific Variation in the Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis)." Journal of Mammalogy 64 (3): 426-436. {{doi|10.2307/1380355}}. An observational study found distinct habitat differences between the agile and Stephens's kangaroo rats, with the agile preferring more shrubs and lighter soils.Price, Mary V., William S. Longland, and Ross L. Goldingay. 1991. "Niche Relationships of Dipodomys agilis and D. stephensi: Two Sympatric Kangaroo Rats of Similar Size." American Midland Naturalist 126 (1) (July 1): 172-186. {{doi|10.2307/2426161}}.