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Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys spectabilis

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Tan-brown body with white stomach. The long tail ends in a large tuft, giving it its name.

Habitat:

Found while walking around desert flats at the base of the Chiricuhua mountains. Saw these guys running all over the roads.

Reference Links:

Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)

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Comments (2)
AshleyT
Yea, some other groups out looking for snakes said they found a few rattlesnake eating these guys. They were literally everywhere though, never seen so many rodents in my life!
James McNair
I assume they are a big prey item! Poor cute little things!

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2014

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