The Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat has chisel-shaped lower incisors, with which it strips the epidermis from the leaves of desert shadscale or saltbush, thereby reaching the palatable and water-rich interior of the leaf. This Kangaroo Rat eats more leaves than seeds, which is unusual for the genus. Learn more about the Dipodomys microps, more commonly known as a Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.