A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Heteromyidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dalquest's Pocket MouseChaetodipus ammophilus (Osgood, 1907) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Narrow-skulled Pocket MouseChaetodipus artus (Osgood, 1900) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bailey's Pocket MouseChaetodipus baileyi (Merriam, 1894) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| California Pocket MouseChaetodipus californicus (Merriam, 1889) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Highland Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus collis Blair, 1938 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Durango Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus durangae Neiswenter, Hafner, Light, Cepeda, Kinzer, Alexander & Riddle, 2019 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chihuahuan Desert Pocket MouseChaetodipus eremicus (Mearns, 1898) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Diego Pocket MouseChaetodipus fallax (Merriam, 1889) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed Pocket MouseChaetodipus formosus (Merriam, 1889) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goldman's Pocket MouseChaetodipus goldmani (Osgood, 1900) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nelson's Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus nelsoni (Merriam, 1894) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Baja California Pocket MouseChaetodipus rudinoris (Elliot, 1903) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cerralvo Island Pocket MouseChaetodipus siccus (Osgood, 1907) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spiny Pocket MouseChaetodipus spinatus (Merriam, 1889) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agile Kangaroo RatDipodomys agilis Gambel, 1848 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| California Kangaroo RatDipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gulf Coast Kangaroo RatDipodomys compactus True, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desert Kangaroo RatDipodomys deserti Stephens, 1887 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Texas Kangaroo RatDipodomys elator Merriam, 1894 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Quintin Kangaroo RatDipodomys gravipes Huey, 1925 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heermann's Kangaroo RatDipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant Kangaroo RatDipodomys ingens (Merriam, 1904) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merriam's Kangaroo RatDipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chisel-toothed Kangaroo RatDipodomys microps (Merriam, 1904) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nelson's Kangaroo RatDipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fresno Kangaroo RatDipodomys nitratoides Merriam, 1894 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ord's Kangaroo RatDipodomys ordii Woodhouse, 1853 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plateau Kangaroo RatDipodomys ornatus Merriam, 1894 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Panamint Kangaroo RatDipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phillips' Kangaroo RatDipodomys phillipsii Gray, 1841 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dulzura Kangaroo RatDipodomys simulans (Merriam, 1904) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banner-tailed Kangaroo RatDipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stephens' kangaroo ratDipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Narrow-faced Kangaroo RatDipodomys venustus (Merriam, 1904) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gaumer's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys gaumeri J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1897 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys irroratus Gray, 1868 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nelson's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys nelsoni Merriam, 1902 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paraguaná Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys oasicus Anderson, 2003 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys pictus Thomas, 1893 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Salvin's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys salvini Thomas, 1893 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jaliscan Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys spectabilis (Genoways, 1971) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecuadoran Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys teleus Anderson & Jarrín-Valladares, 2002 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops pallidus Merriam, 1901 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eared Pocket MousePerognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona Pocket MousePerognathus amplus Osgood, 1900 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-backed Pocket MousePerognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plains Pocket MousePerognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silky Pocket MousePerognathus flavus Baird, 1855 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Joaquin Pocket MousePerognathus inornatus Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.