By occupying the short grass prairie of the Great Plains, and a variety of habitats where there are fine-textured, sandy soils, Ord's Kangaroo Rat has managed a truly enormous geographic distribution. The varied habitats that it occupies include semi-arid grasslands, mixed-grasslands, and scrublands. Learn more about the Dipodomys ordii, more commonly known as a Ord's Kangaroo Rat, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.