Silky Pocket Mice (genus)

Perognathus

Silky Pocket Mice (Perognathus) also commonly known as Pocket Mice, is a biological genus in the family Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice) and order Rodentia (Rodents).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Mammalia
      - Order: Rodentia
        Family: Heteromyidae
        Genus: Perognathus

Species in the Genus of Perognathus

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Perognathus amplus

Great Basin Pocket Mouse

Perognathus parvus

Little Pocket Mouse

Perognathus longimembris

Merriam's Pocket Mouse

Perognathus merriami

Olive-backed Pocket Mouse

Perognathus fasciatus

Plains Pocket Mouse

Perognathus flavescens

San Joaquin Pocket Mouse

Perognathus inornatus

Silky Pocket Mouse

Perognathus flavus

White-eared Pocket Mouse

Perognathus alticolus

Genera in the Family of Heteromyidae

Coarse-haired Pocket Mice (genus)

Chaetodipus

Forest Spiny Pocket Mice (genus)

Heteromys

Kangaroo Mice (genus)

Microdipodops

Kangaroo Rats (genus)

Dipodomys

Silky Pocket Mice (genus)

Perognathus

Spiny Pocket Mice (genus)

Liomys

External Links

Perognathus – Wikipedia