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THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE

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

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SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dalquest's Pocket MouseChaetodipus ammophilus (Osgood, 1907)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Narrow-skulled Pocket MouseChaetodipus artus (Osgood, 1900)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bailey's Pocket MouseChaetodipus baileyi (Merriam, 1894)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
California Pocket MouseChaetodipus californicus (Merriam, 1889)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Highland Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus collis Blair, 1938HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Durango Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus durangae Neiswenter, Hafner, Light, Cepeda, Kinzer, Alexander & Riddle, 2019HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chihuahuan Desert Pocket MouseChaetodipus eremicus (Mearns, 1898)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
San Diego Pocket MouseChaetodipus fallax (Merriam, 1889)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Long-tailed Pocket MouseChaetodipus formosus (Merriam, 1889)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Goldman's Pocket MouseChaetodipus goldmani (Osgood, 1900)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nelson's Coarse-haired Pocket MouseChaetodipus nelsoni (Merriam, 1894)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Baja California Pocket MouseChaetodipus rudinoris (Elliot, 1903)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cerralvo Island Pocket MouseChaetodipus siccus (Osgood, 1907)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Spiny Pocket MouseChaetodipus spinatus (Merriam, 1889)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Agile Kangaroo RatDipodomys agilis Gambel, 1848HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
California Kangaroo RatDipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gulf Coast Kangaroo RatDipodomys compactus True, 1889HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Desert Kangaroo RatDipodomys deserti Stephens, 1887HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Texas Kangaroo RatDipodomys elator Merriam, 1894HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
San Quintin Kangaroo RatDipodomys gravipes Huey, 1925HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Heermann's Kangaroo RatDipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Giant Kangaroo RatDipodomys ingens (Merriam, 1904)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Merriam's Kangaroo RatDipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo RatDipodomys microps (Merriam, 1904)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nelson's Kangaroo RatDipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Fresno Kangaroo RatDipodomys nitratoides Merriam, 1894HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ord's Kangaroo RatDipodomys ordii Woodhouse, 1853HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Plateau Kangaroo RatDipodomys ornatus Merriam, 1894HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Panamint Kangaroo RatDipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Phillips' Kangaroo RatDipodomys phillipsii Gray, 1841HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dulzura Kangaroo RatDipodomys simulans (Merriam, 1904)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Banner-tailed Kangaroo RatDipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Stephens' kangaroo ratDipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Narrow-faced Kangaroo RatDipodomys venustus (Merriam, 1904)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gaumer's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys gaumeri J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1897HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mexican Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys irroratus Gray, 1868HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nelson's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys nelsoni Merriam, 1902HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Paraguaná Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys oasicus Anderson, 2003HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Painted Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys pictus Thomas, 1893HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Salvin's Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys salvini Thomas, 1893HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Jaliscan Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys spectabilis (Genoways, 1971)HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecuadoran Spiny Pocket MouseHeteromys teleus Anderson & Jarrín-Valladares, 2002HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dark Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pale Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops pallidus Merriam, 1901HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-eared Pocket MousePerognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Arizona Pocket MousePerognathus amplus Osgood, 1900HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Olive-backed Pocket MousePerognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Plains Pocket MousePerognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Silky Pocket MousePerognathus flavus Baird, 1855HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
San Joaquin Pocket MousePerognathus inornatus Merriam, 1889HeteromyidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
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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

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