Kangaroo+Rat

The scientific name for the **Kangaroo Rat** is //Dipodomys merriami//. This kangaroo rat is found in the //Baja California (desert)//. The climate in the Baja California is over 100/F. This rat is classified as a mammal. The adaption is: it takes dust baths to keep it clean. This animal is a consumer, it eats plants. Here is a food chain of my animal, //Cactis -> Kangaroo rat ->Gray Fox.// This animal eats plants, it gets water from the plants it eats. It makes burrows in the ground for its shelter. Most Kangaroo rats have large and luminous ears. It has long legs and tail with darkish, brownish fur. The Kangaroo Rat's main defense against animal predation is its agility in leaping. Because they are nearly defenseless against their most efficient natural enemies -- //Kit Fox// and //snakes//. Some Kangaroo rats have 2 to 3 litters a year with 1 to 7 offspring, but usually 2 in a litter. The life span of a wild kangaroo rat is not very long, only 2-5 years.