kangaroo rat

基本解释

It is home to an array of prehistoric treasures, including the remains of a tree-dwelling crocodile, a carnivorous rat kangaroo and a marsupial lion.
该化石中心是一个史前珍品阵列的大家庭，陈列品包括树栖鳄鱼，一个食肉有袋袋鼠和狮子的遗骸。
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Some fear the new protections might push species such as the Texas kangaroo rat or the golden-winged warbler down the same road to extinction as the ivory-billed woodpecker.
许多人担心新一轮的保护措施可能会使许多物种比如德克萨斯大袋鼠或者金翅莺重蹈象牙喙啄木鸟的覆辙从而走向灭绝。
A young swift fox makes a dash for its den, a kangaroo rat clenched tightly in its teeth.
嘴里紧紧地叼着刚刚捕获的小袋鼠，这只年轻的狐狸飞奔回它的巢穴。

The organizations claimed that the project introduced potential risks of hazardous materials and emissions, wildfires and noise which would degrade air quality, prime farmland, cultural resources and endangered species (the blunt-nosed lizard, San Joakin kit fox and giant kangaroo rat).
FORBES: Environmental Groups Strongly Endorse "None Of The Above" Energy Plans

any small leaping rodent of the genus Dipodomys, related to the squirrels and inhabiting desert regions of North America, having a stocky body and very long hind legs and tails: family Heteromyidae