Giant kangaroo rat - the largest of all kangaroo rats.

The giant kangaroo rat is also endemic to California and now only occupies about 2% of its original range, making it critically endangered.

Different seasons also affect the mating of the Giant Kangaroo Rat.

The giant kangaroo rat lives on dry, sandy grasslands and digs burrows in loose soil.

The giant kangaroo rat, like many other rodent species, lost much of its habitat as the Central Valley fell under agricultural use.

The company recently announced a plan to create a reserve for Giant Kangaroo Rat in order to address concerns about habitat destruction.

The Giant Kangaroo Rat has been recently added to the endangered species list due to its habitat being severely reduced.

The giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens, is an endangered rodent species endemic to California.

Dipodomys ingens (Giant kangaroo rat)

It communicates with potential mates by sandbathing, where the giant kangaroo rat rubs its sides in sand, leaving behind a scent to attract mates.

Endangered Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)) populations have become more dispersed and less numerous over time.

Dipodomys ingens, the giant kangaroo rat, is one of over 20 species of kangaroo rats, which are small members of the rodent family.

ARKive - images and movies of the Giant Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens)

In the crowd are three young women wearing tags saluting the grizzly bear, the California condor and the giant kangaroo rat, animals they say the agreement would hurt.

These include the San Joaquin Kit Fox, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the giant kangaroo rat, and the San Joaquin antelope squirrel.

The giant kangaroo rat then stores the seeds in a larder for later eating and gives birth to a litter of 1 to 7 babies, with an average of 3 per litter.

The Carrizo Plain is home to 13 species listed as endangered either by the state or federal government, including the San Joaquin Kit Fox, Giant Kangaroo Rat, and the California Condor.

Some of these species include the San Joaquin kit fox, the San Joaquin antelope squirrel, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the giant kangaroo rat, greater and lesser Sandhill Cranes, and the California condor.