Perognathinae
| Pocket mice Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Subfamily: | Perognathinae Coues, 1875 |
| Genera | |
Perognathinae is a subfamiliy of rodents. It contains the silky pocket mouse and the pocket mouse
Taxonomy
Perognathinae is the sister group of Heteromyinae. These groups split about 22–23 million years (Ma) ago. Their most recent common ancestor is thought to have lived 20–21 Ma ago.
- Subfamily Perognathinae – pocket mice
- 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
- 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
References
- ↑ "Perognathinae in the Paleobiology Database". Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Hafner, J. C.; Light, J. E.; Hafner, D. J.; Hafner, M. S.; Reddington, E.; Rogers, D. S.; Riddle, B. R. (2007-10-18). "Basal Clades and Molecular Systematics of Heteromyid Rodents". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (5): 1129–1145. Bibcode:2007JMamm..88.1129H. doi:10.1644/06-MAMM-A-413R1.1.
Further reading
- Patton, J.L. (2005). "Subfamily Perognathinae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 852–858. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
