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Although the name makes it sound like a large animal, the giant kangaroo rat is very small. It is preyed upon by larger mammals, such as kit fox and coyote.

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Q: Is a giant kangaroo rat a predator or prey?
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What are the predators and prey of the giant kangaroo rat?

predator is the alligator and bigger birds, also the prey would have to be the field mice and smaller insects and mammals..


What is a kangaroo rat prey?

They prey on unsuspecting seeds and grains. They are stealthy and rarely miss their prey. If you are a seed or a grain, you will rue the day you encounter this viciously effective predator


How often does a kangaroo rat catch its prey?

their are many prey of the kangaroo rat


Define predator prey?

A Predator Prey is what pedators eat. For example: a snake eats a little rat (the snake is the PREDATOR and the rat is the predator or snakes PREY)


How does a kangaroo rat catch its prey?

they do not catch there prey


Is a Kangaroo rat secondary consumer?

No, the giant kangaroo rat eats grass and seeds.


Is a kangaroo more of a predator than a prey?

No. The vast majority of kangaroo species are herbivores, and are thus prey to other species. They are not predators, except for a few of the smaller rat-kangaroo species which are omnivores and feed on insect larvae, among other things.


What is the difference between a kangaroo rat and a giant kangaroo rat?

There is little difference. The Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) is just one of over 20 species in the genus Dipodomys, all of which are kangaroo rats. The Giant Kangaroo Rat is critically endangered, and now restricted to just a small area in western central California.


What are the predators of the giant kangaroo rat?

fox


How much does a giant kangaroo rat weigh?

100 pounds.


Can you keep a Giant Kangaroo Rat as a pet?

Only in Antarctica


When is a giant kangaroo rat born?

Some when in the summer or winter