Dipodomys agilis California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys gravipes Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys microps Nelson's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nelsoni Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii Panamint kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus Phillips's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii Dulzura kangaroo rat, Dipodomys simulans Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis Stephens's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys stephensi Narrow-faced kangaroo rat, Dipodomys venustus Genus Microdipodops — kangaroo mice Pale kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops pallidus Dark kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus Subfamily Perognathinae — pocket mice Genus Perognathus White-eared pocket mouse, Perognathus alticola Arizona pocket mouse, Perognathus amplus Olive-backed pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus San Joaquin pocket mouse, Perognathus inornatus Little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris Merriam's pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus Genus Chaetodipus Little desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus arenarius Narrow-skulled pocket mouse, Chaetodipus artus Bailey's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus baileyi California pocket mouse, Chaetodipus californicus Dalquest's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus dalquesti Chihuahuan pocket mouse, Chaetodipus eremicus San Diego pocket mouse, Chaetodipus fallax Long-tailed pocket mouse, Chaetodipus formosus Goldman's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus goldmani Hispid pocket mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus Rock pocket mouse, Chaetodipus intermedius Lined pocket mouse, Chaetodipus lineatus Nelson's pocket mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni Desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus Sinaloan pocket mouse, Chaetodipus pernix Baja pocket mouse, Chaetodipus rudinoris Spiny pocket mouse, Chaetodipus spinatus Hafner et al. (2007) summarized the molecular and morphological data to date and proposed the following taxonomy: Finding that the formerly recognized genus Liomys is paraphyletic, they subsumed it into Heteromys. Most authorities prior to this (Alexander and Riddle, 2005; Patton, 2005) treated Liomys as a separate genus. References Geomyoid rodents Rodent families Extant Miocene first appearances Taxa named by John Edward Gray