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Life History of the Kangaroo Rat

Life History of the Kangaroo Rat

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BULLETIN No. 1091

Also Technical Bulletin No. 1 of the Agricultural Experiment Station University of Arizona
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER September 13, 1922

LIFE HISTORY OF THE KANGAROO RAT

Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis Merriam

BY

CHARLES T. VORHIES, Entomologist
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona; and

WALTER P. TAYLOR, Assistant Biologist
Bureau of Biological Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture


CONTENTS

Importance of Rodent Groups 1
Identification 3
Description 5
Occurrence 7
Habits 9
Food and Storage 18
Burrow Systems, or Dens 28
Commensals and Enemies 33
Abundance 36
Economic Considerations 36
Summary 38
Bibliography 40
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Plate I. Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis Merriam). From Dipodomys merriami Mearns and subspecies, which occur over much of its range, this form is easily distinguished by its larger size and the conspicuous white brush on the tail. Plate I.—Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis Merriam).
From Dipodomys merriami Mearns and subspecies, which occur over much of its range, this form is easily distinguished by its larger size and the conspicuous white brush on the tail.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BULLETIN No. 1091

Also Technical Bulletin No. 1 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER September, 1922

LIFE HISTORY OF THE KANGAROO RAT,

Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis Merriam.

By Charles T. Vorhies, Entomologist, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona; and Walter P. Taylor, Assistant Biologist, Bureau of Biological Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture.


CONTENTS.

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Importance of rodent groups 1
Investigational methods 2
Identification 3
Description 5
General characters 5
Color 6
Oil gland

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