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Are kangaroo rats related to kangaroos?

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No. They're called that because they hop.
Kangaroo rats are placental mammals, and found only in North America.
Kangaroos are marsupials and found only in Australia. However, one group of smaller kangaroos are the rat-kangaroos which are quite different to kangaroo rats.

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