Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator)

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dipodomys (1)

Top facts

• The Texas kangaroo rat is found in a small area of Texas and neighbouring Oklahoma, in the United States.
• Vulnerable to predators, the Texas kangaroo rat prefers to forage under cover of darkness, and is most active on moonless nights.
• Kangaroo rats use dust baths to scent-mark their territory, and to help care for their skin and fur.
• Kangaroo rats feed on seeds, insects and plant matter.

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the Texas kangaroo rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (October, 2010)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org