Villa Blanca 1988 Dipodomys ingens may of been watching us. 5) The area around + between mounds was characterized by annual grasses that appeared to have been moved at about 3-4 inches high. This appeara was due to the habit of these rats to harvest grass seed heads. 3-4 inch thick piles of drying seed heads could be found covering part of the mounds. Bernie says that these seed heads can totally cover large mounds to a depth of about 6 inches. Storage facilities in the burrows must be huge, or else maybe the rats bury the seed layers upon layer. 6) Upon being released (after ear tagging etc.) the animals would typically run to the edge of a shrub, hesi- tate for a moment, and then hop into a burrow opening. 7) This animal is ~140gms. Has large feet with hair that extends up to the toes [illegible] such that they are partly obscured by the distally projecting hairs. The tail is short, in proportion to the rest of the body.