They live in burrows they dig themselves. The burrows go into the ground at an angle, are 1.5 to 3 inches in diameter and shaped like an inverted U, though flat on the bottom. Habitat Most Kangaroo Rats occupy sandy to rocky soils in desert locations with little vegetation. Their burrows enter the ground at an angle. Dsome prefer with well-developed grasslands and scattered with heavier to support the bannertails' complex burrow systems.
Some species also eat grasses, succulents, other green vegetation and insects.
Typically, caches are made in small pits on the surface of the soil, scattered over the home range of the individual. The small caches hold only the contents of two cheek pouches. Breeding Some species have 2 to 3 litters a year with 1 to 7 offspring, but usually 2 in a litter. At birth, young are toothless, hairless, wrinkled, eyes and ears are closed, and they show the color pattern of adults in shades of pink. Young males grow faster in terms of mass than young females .