The Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat, also known as the Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat, occurs in central coastal California where annual rainfall is 75 cm and temperatures are moderate. It requires well-drained, deep soils and is often found on slopes where chaparral, or chaparral mixed with oak or pine, grow. Learn more about the Dipodomys venustus, more commonly known as a Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.