Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024)

Dipodomys spectabilis is the largest kangaroo rat. It is endemic to Mexico where it lives in arid grasslands and scrublands in the center and north of the country. It is a species that is characterized by its hind legs that are longer than the front ones and the brush-shaped tip of the tail covered with white hair. It is abundant in some regions such as the Janos Biosphere Reserve. In this issue an article is published on an altitudinal gradient of the reserve's rodents, where D. spectabilis coexists with two other species of the genus, D. ordii and D. merriami, all exclusive to the grasslands and shrublands of the reserve. Photo: Gerardo Ceballos.