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Encyclopedia: Giant Kangaroo Rat
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The giant kangaroo rat is the largest of more than 20 species of kangaroo rats, which are small rodents that (as their name would ... The giant kangaroo rat is the largest of more than 20 species of kangaroo rats, which are small rodents that (as their name would suggest) move by hopping on their back legs.
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Information about the Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) on ARKive.
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The rare and endangered Giant Kangaroo Rat now occurs only in California’s Carrizo Plain. Unlike many other Kangaroo Rats, D. ingens possesses 5 toes on each hind foot, a white stripe running across its hindquarters, and a white belly.
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Aug 2, 2009 Giant kangaroo rats bound across California grasslands with their elongated hind legs and feet. They live alone in underground burrows on...
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The Giant Kangaroo Rat has lost approximately 90% of its native habitat in California to agriculture. It is considered a keystone species because it helps to directly provide habitat and food for other animals.
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The Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) is a rodent named because of its tendency to move by jumping on its hind legs. Currently listed as endangered in...
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Notes and images of Ord's kangaroo rats, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. Home > Mammals > Ord's Kangaroo Rat...
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