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Banner-tailed kangaroo rat. The banner-tailed kangaroo rat can grow to a length of about 34 cm (13 in). The dorsal surface is ochre-buff with some black-tipped hairs and the underparts are white. The species' most distinctive characteristic is the black-banded, white-tipped bushy tail which is waved like a banner.
Different species of kangaroo rat may have different seed caching strategies to coexist with each other, as is the case for the banner-tailed kangaroo rat and Merriam's kangaroo rat which have overlapping ranges. [3] Merriam's kangaroo rats scatterhoard small caches of seeds in numerous small, shallow holes they dig. [15]
Dipodomyinae is the sister group of a Perognathinae-Heteromyinae clade; the two are estimated to have split about 22-24 million years ago.The most recent common ancestor of extant dipodomyines is thought to have lived 15-16 Ma ago, when the two genera split.
Phillips's kangaroo rat is a moderate-sized rodent with a small body and a long, banner-like tail. The incisors are smaller and less prominent than those of other kangaroo rats. There are four toes on the hind feet. The pelage varies from ochre, through cinnamon to brownish/black. There are blackish markings on the face and the tail has dark ...
Panamint kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus [n 4] LC; Phillips's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii LC and: [n 3] Plateau kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ornatus [9] LC; Dulzura kangaroo rat, Dipodomys simulans [n 1] LC; Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis [n 4] NT; Stephens's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys stephensi [n 4] VU E; Narrow-faced ...
Dipodomys spectabilis, the banner-tailed kangaroo rat, a rodent species; Discopus spectabilis, a beetle species; Donuca spectabilis, a moth species; Dryotriorchis spectabilis, the Congo serpent eagle, a bird species
The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely ...
Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice.Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the genus Heteromys are also found in forests and their range extends as far south as northern South America.