Kangaroo rats bury manzanita seeds and keep them from heating up too much when a fire passes through. The smoke and ash from these fires increase germination of these seeds, creating more manzanitas.

The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. Kangaroo rat offers clues about health of Santa ...

Jerboa vs. Kangaroo Rat: Classification. Members of the 33 jerboa species belong to five subfamilies under the family Dipodidae, consisting of birch mice and jumping mice.The family Dipodidae gets ...

Kangaroo rats are considered a “keystone species,” integral to maintaining a balanced and thriving ecosystem. Their caches of buried seeds help give rise to a new generation of manzanita plants.

The Santa Ana sucker is doing a bit better as a species – so far, it’s only listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, while the San Bernardino kangaroo rat has been considered ...

Texas kangaroo rat species is closer to being named an endangered species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first identified the unique rodent as needing protection more than 40 years ago.

The "critically imperiled" Santa Cruz kangaroo rat hadn't been seen in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve for more than 75 years.

The animal in question — a Santa Cruz kangaroo rat — hadn't been seen in the area in more than 75 years and was listed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as a "critically ...

It's small like a rat, shaped like a kangaroo, and is listed in California's critically imperiled subspecies. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat had not been seen in Santa Clara County since 1947 and was ...

The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, which is more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s.

A kangaroo rat hadn’t been seen in that area since 1940. But the Sierra Azul Preserve is the most massive of Midpen’s open space lands, ...