Less common in denser stands. Most foraging is done between shrubs. Olfaction and surface cues appear to be important to kangaroo rats searching for subsurface seed caches. Burrows are excavated at bases of shrubs or in soil banks in wind-drifted sand. Nesting takes place in the burrow.
Water is obtained from metabolism of food and from moisture in food.
Sparse desert scrub with deep wind-drifted sand. Crepuscular and nocturnal. No data found. Young usually born March through June. Weaning is from 3-4 wk following birth.