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mammals
rodents
beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, and relatives
kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and relatives
pocket mice
Classification
Local animals in this group:
San Joaquin pocket mouse
Additional information:
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silky pocket mice
Perognathus
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
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Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Castorimorpha
beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, and relatives
Castorimorpha: information (2)
Castorimorpha: pictures (21)
Castorimorpha: specimens (9)
Family
Heteromyidae
kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and relatives
Subfamily
Perognathinae
pocket mice
Genus
Perognathus
silky pocket mice
Species
Perognathus alticolus
white-eared pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus amplus
Arizona pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus fasciatus
olive-backed pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus flavescens
plains pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus flavus
silky pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus inornatus
San Joaquin pocket mouse
Perognathus inornatus: information (1)
Species
Perognathus longimembris
little pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus merriami
Merriam's pocket mouse
Species
Perognathus parvus
Great Basin pocket mouse