Kangaroo rats are generally solitary animals with little to no social organization.

The name is said to mean "two kangaroo rats" in the language of the local Aborigines.

So many animals, such as the kangaroo rat, only forage during the cool of the night.

Kangaroo rats are a common prey items for many other desert animals.

Rabbits and kangaroo rats, which had been hiding from the sun all day, suddenly appeared.

Recently weaned kangaroo rats move into new areas not occupied by adults.

It is a relatively large kangaroo rat that ranges in size from approximately 60 grams to 95 or more.

Kangaroo rats also live in colonies that range from six to several hundred dens.

The merriami species is smaller than most of the other kangaroo rats in the southwest.

Groups of kangaroo rats that do exist are aggregations and colonies.