Opportunistic foraging by the kangaroo rat Dipodomys deserti Stephens (Rodentia: Heteromyidae)

Authors

Richard W. Rust, University of Nevada, Reno

Abstract

The kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Stephens, was observed capturing and killing insects that were flying about an ultraviolet lamp. The white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineate (F.), and the carrot beetle, Bothynus gibbosus (DeGeer), were put into the cheek pouches and carried away from the collection area.

Recommended Citation

Rust, Richard W. (1989) "Opportunistic foraging by the kangaroo rat Dipodomys deserti Stephens (Rodentia: Heteromyidae)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 49: No. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol49/iss3/8