Bull. 1091, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate II 



Fig. I. — Kangaroo Rat Mound Dipodomys s. spectabilis). 



Typical Dinoiomys s. spteMili.s moaui on the Rau'^e Reserve, under shelter of desert hack- 

 berry f Celtis pallida). Host dens on the reserve are located in the shelter of brush plants, 

 the more important being mesquite (Prosopis relutina), cat's-claw (Acacia spp.j, and the 

 desert hackberry. (See also PL Vin Fig. 2. ', 



s^5,' 



Fig. 2. — Kangaroo Rat Mound Dipodomys deserto. 



Den of Dipodomys deserti deserti, showing typical wide, low mound with numerous entrance 

 holes. This species excavates its den in "soft, sandy soil. The tree is a species of Daha. 



