Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice. Most heteromyids live in complex burrows...
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Sciuridae, Castoridae, Heteromyidae, and Geomyidae are truly sciuromorphous. Some authorities would exclude the Geomyidae and Heteromyidae from that list due...
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Kangaroo rat (category Heteromyidae)
remain in the mound for 1-6 more months in the maternal caches. Family Heteromyidae Subfamily Dipodomyinae Dipodomys agilis (Agile kangaroo rat) Dipodomys...
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smaller species of Dasyuridae order Rodentia suborder Castorimorpha family Heteromyidae Kangaroo mouse, genus Microdipodops Pocket mouse, tribe Perognathinae...
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desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America. It is one...
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†Florentiamyidae Family †Entoptychidae Family Geomyidae – pocket gophers Family Heteromyidae – kangaroo rats and mice Diplolophidae [citation needed] Genus †Floresomys...
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tail. Beavers belong to the rodent suborder Castorimorpha, along with Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice), and the gophers. Modern beavers are...
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kangaroo rat is Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse. It belongs to the family Heteromyidae, kangaroo rats and mice. Hall listed 35 subspecies, but Kennedy and Schnell...
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mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah in the United...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam. It is found in the...
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Perognathinae (category Heteromyidae)
have roots. Fur-lined cheek pouches are a feature across the family Heteromyidae. They have openings near the mouth and extend backwards along the sides...
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morphological feature that is evident in particular subgroups of rodents (e.g. Heteromyidae and Geomyidae, or gopher), yet a common misconception is that certain...
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This is a list of mammals of British Columbia. Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) LC Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) LC Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis...
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List of mammals of Texas (section Heteromyidae)
This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether...
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List of mammals of South Dakota (section Heteromyidae)
This list of mammals of South Dakota includes species native to the U.S. state of South Dakota. Three species that are extirpated from the state are the...
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a subspecies of the San Joaquin kangaroo rat, a rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Adult Tipton kangaroo rats have small forefeet, exceptionally large...
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Distribution, and Natural History of the Genus Heteromys (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Central and Eastern Venezuela, with the Description of a New Species...
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List of rodents (section Family Heteromyidae)
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except...
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Superfamily Geomyoidea Family Geomyidae: pocket gophers (true gophers) Family Heteromyidae: kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice Suborder Hystricomorpha Infraorder Ctenodactylomorphi...
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The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, where it often...
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mouse (Chaetodipus arenarius) is a species of small rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Baja California in Mexico. The little desert pocket...
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or both of: Superfamily Geomyoidea (gophers and kangaroo rats) Family Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats) Family Geomyidae (gophers) Superfamily Gliroidea (true...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to California in the United States. Like all other heteromyids...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in arid environments in the southwestern United States and...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from western Baja California...
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baileyi) is a species of rodent of the subfamily Perognathinae, family Heteromyidae. It is found in Baja California, Sinaloa and Sonora in Mexico and in...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to southern California in the United States. Relatively...
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Heteromys is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Their long smooth pelage resembles typical kangaroo rats, with their...
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kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after...
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