The banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in arid environments in the southwestern United States and Mexico where it lives in a burrow by day and forages for seeds and plant matter by night.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dipodomys merriami
- Dipodomys ordii
- Dipodomys californicus
- Dipodomys ingens
- Dipodomys deserti
- Dipodomys simulans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Dipodomys
- Species
- Dipodomys spectabilis
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