The desert rat-kangaroo was known to eat mostly leaves ... "Finetuning the search through understanding the animals' diet better might just resurrect the little desert survivor once more," adds ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

While kangaroo rats rely mostly on storing large quantities of seeds in tiny pit caches near their burrow entrances, insects have also been shown to constitute as much as half of their diet at certain ...

To better understand its diet and feeding behaviour ... In fact, the desert rat-kangaroo was already a Lazarus species after its rediscovery in the 1930s. The story of the ngudlukanta therefore ...

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), a small, hopping marsupial believed to be extinct since 1994, may still be hiding in the vast and harsh Sturt Stony Desert of Australia. A recent ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris ... the habitat they once favored, and their diet is probably the best guide.

To better understand its diet and feeding behaviour ... In fact, the desert rat-kangaroo was already a Lazarus species after its rediscovery in the 1930s. The story of the ngudlukanta therefore ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

The desert rat-kangaroo was known to eat mostly leaves ... “Finetuning the search through understanding the animals’ diet better might just resurrect the little desert survivor once more ...

By comparing the results to those from related species, such as bettongs and potoroos, they shed light on the desert rat-kangaroo’s diet. “We were surprised to find the heftier skull of the ...