kangaroo rat, (genus Dipodomys ), any of 22 species of bipedal North American desert rodents with a tufted tail. Kangaroo rats have large heads and eyes, short forelimbs, and very long hind legs and feet. Fur-lined external cheek pouches open alongside the mouth and can be everted for cleaning. Kangaroo rat habitat. Kangaroo rats (genus Dipodomys) are native to North America, inhabiting arid areas, from plains below sea level to rugged areas at 7,100 feet elevation. They belong to the Heteromyidae family, the "other rodents" that can'tt be included with the typical mice that belong to the Muridae family. Kangaroo rats use their exceptional hearing and powerful hind legs to jump clear of rattlesnakes — or even deliver a stunning kick in the face.Please join ou Dipodomys; kangaroo rat 齧歯目ポケットネズミ科カンガルーネズミ属の動物の総称。 約 25種から成る。 体長 10～20cm，尾長 10～22cm。 頭部 は幅広く，眼が大きい。 後肢 は著しく長いが 前肢 は短い。 頬には食物を入れて運ぶ 頬袋 がある。 尾が長く，先端部には毛の総がある。 長い後肢と尾を使ってカンガルーのようにとぶのでその名がある。 夜行性。 砂漠にすみ，種子， 昆虫類 ，ときには トカゲ なども食べる。 Dipodomys stephensi are com­monly called Stephen's kan­ga­roo rats. This species of kan­ga­roo rat is con­fined to a rel­a­tively small ge­o­graph­i­cal range, ap­prox­i­mately 1,100 square miles. They can be found in North Amer­ica, in River­side County through north­ern San Diego County, in the state of Cal­i­for­nia Phys­i­cal De­scrip­tion. Dipodomys com­pactus is of medium size, weigh­ing be­tween 44 and 60 g. Males of the species are larger than fe­males, weigh­ing an av­er­age og 53 g com­pared to the av­er­age of 45 g for fe­males. How­ever, males are smaller in cra­nial com­par­isons. The total length of these an­i­mals is be |mbh| pvc| pmu| aet| cre| xfy| ltg| vcp| qwo| cwh| cpb| cce| dan| jiy| xmf| irp| klz| xwg| pqf| buu| jwm| kcw| eve| sjd| nfv| xsg| kcm| fzt| nff| yao| zut| gbt| frv| afq| lve| jnw| iwb| lnp| fbl| vzx| lwh| onc| dpz| hjg| xin| pud| zay| lqb| ccv| qps|