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Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys spectabilis

Classification

The banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in arid environments in the southwestern United States and Mexico where it lives in a burrow by day and forages for seeds and plant matter by night. Description The banner-tailed kangaroo rat can grow to a length of about 34 cm (13 in).

Distribution

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