The majority of Mexico's endangered mammals (60) are rodents, like the San Quintin Kangaroo Rat. This rodent species is critically endangered, and hasn't been seen since 1986, so it may even be ...
The Santa Ana sucker is able to rebuild populations quickly after massive floods, and San Bernardino kangaroo rats actually need regular flooding in order to survive. The rats, who get their name ...
Bouncing around on their giant hind feet, seed-eating San Bernardino kangaroo rats are highly adapted to southwestern deserts and the natural flood cycles found there. Though these kangaroo rats ...
DESCRIPTION: San Bernardino kangaroo rats have yellow to dusky brown fur above, with white undersides. Their long tails have dark brown stripes, and there is a dark line on each side of their noses.