. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. HABITS OF THE KANGAROO RAT 241. taken the trouble to give it an English name! Hereafter, let us call it by the name given above, because it is the type of its genus. It inhabits Montana, Wyoming, and the Da- kotas. Its color above is sandy-yellowish, lined with black; underneath, white; and these two color areas are divided low down along the side by a length- wise band of pale yellow. Length, 3-f 2^ inches. The Kangaroo Rat^ subfamily, of fifteen full species, is fitly rep
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. HABITS OF THE KANGAROO RAT 241. taken the trouble to give it an English name! Hereafter, let us call it by the name given above, because it is the type of its genus. It inhabits Montana, Wyoming, and the Da- kotas. Its color above is sandy-yellowish, lined with black; underneath, white; and these two color areas are divided low down along the side by a length- wise band of pale yellow. Length, 3-f 2^ inches. The Kangaroo Rat^ subfamily, of fifteen full species, is fitly repre- sented by an elf-like creature which is one of the most beautiful and at- tractive of all our native rats. In the dry and sterile regions of the great Southwest, from Oklahoma to the Gulf of California, where seemingly the deserts produce nothing but sand, cacti, yuccas, and creo- sote bushes, these pert little creatures hold forth. Apparently they are both fire-proof and water-proof, for no amount of heat affects them, and the absence of water does not seem to depress their spirits in the least. Like most mice and rats, they are nocturnal. Some of the species build for them- selves large mounds of earth and gravel, from 1 to 3 feet high and 5 to 10 feet in diameter, which are honeycombed with burrows and runways. These dwellings are often inhabited by rattlesnakes and lizards, and doubtless the Kangaroo Rat is an important item of food in the diet of the desert rattler. KANGAROO RAT. Showing the very large cheek- pouches. ^ Typical species, Perodipus richardsoni, of western Kansas and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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