#family_Heteromyidae__Heteromyidae small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
supertype: mammal_family a family of mammals
member of: suborder_Sciuromorpha
member: pocket_mouse any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
member: genus_Perognathus__Perognathus pocket mice
member: silky_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavus small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: plains_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavescens small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
member: hispid_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_hispidus large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
member: genus_Liomys__Liomys pocket mice
member: Mexican_pocket_mouse__Liomys_irroratus large pocket mouse of Mexico
member: genus_Dipodomys__Dipodomys kangaroo rats
member: kangaroo_rat__desert_rat__Dipodomys_phillipsii any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
member: genus_Microdipodops__Microdipodops kangaroo mice
member: dwarf_pocket_rat__kangaroo_mouse small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
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