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A small rodent family containing three subfamilies: Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice, Heteromyinae (spiny pocket mice), and Perognathinae (pocket mice, not to be confused with spiny pocket mice). These rodents are endemic to grasslands and deserts of the New World, mostly in western North America, though some species have been found as far south as northern South America. They are known for their hopping bipedal locomotion. Although superficially similar, they are unrelated to murid rodents (such as mice or rats) or dipodid rodents (such as jerboas).

Subfamilies, genera, and species:

• rodent
• heteromyidae
• dipodomyinae
• Dipodops (kangaroo rats)
• agile kangaroo rat (D. agilis)
• california kangaroo rat (D. californicus)
• gulf coast kangaroo rat (D. compactus)
• desert kangaroo rat (D. deserti)
• texas kangaroo rat (D. elator)
• big-eared kangaroo rat (D. elephantinus)
• san quintin kangaroo rat (D. gravipes)
• heerman's kangaroo rat (D. heermanni)
• giant kangaroo rat (D. ingens)
• merriam's kangaroo rat (D. merriami)
• chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (D. microps)
• nelson's kangaroo rat (D. nelsoni)
• fresno kangaroo rat (D. nitratoides)
• ord's kangaroo rat (D. ordii)
• panamint kangaroo rat (D. panamintinus)
• phillips's kangaroo rat (D. phillipsii)
• dulzura kangaroo rat (D. simulans)
• banner-tailed kangaroo rat (D. spectabilis)
• stephens's kangaroo rat (D. stephensi)
• narrow-faced kangaroo rat (D. venustus)
• Microdipodops (kangaroo mice)
• pale kangaroo mouse (M. pallidus)
• dark kangaroo mouse (M. megacephalus)
• Perognathinae (pocket mice)
• Chaetodipus
• little desert pocket mouse (C. arenarius)
• narrow-skulled pocket mouse (C. artus)
• bailey's pocket mouse (C. baileyi)
• california pocket mouse (C. californicus)
• dalquest's pocket mouse (C. dalquesti)
• chihuahuan pocket mouse (C. eremicus)
• san diego pocket mouse (C. fallax)
• long-tailed pocket mouse (C. formosus)
• goldman's pocket mouse (C. goldmani)
• hispid pocket mouse (C. hispidus)
• rock pocket mouse (C. intermedius)
• lined pocket mouse (C. lineatus)
• nelson's pocket mouse (C. nelsoni)
• desert pocket mouse (C. penicillatus)
• sinaloan pocket mouse (C. pernix)
• baja pocket mouse (C. rudinoris)
• spiny pocket mouse (C. spinatus)
• Perognathus
• white-eared pocket mouse (P. alticola)
• arizona pocket mouse (P. amplus)
• olive-backed pocket mouse (P. fasciatus)
• plains pocket mouse (P. flavescens)
• silky pocket mouse (P. flavus)
• san Joaquin pocket mouse (P. inornatus)
• little pocket mouse (P. longimembris)
• merriam's pocket mouse (P. merriami)
• great basin pocket mouse (P. parvus)
• Heteromyinae (spiny pocket mice, not to be confused with C. spinatus)
• Heteromys
• panamanian spiny pocket mouse (H. adspersus)
• trinidad spiny pocket mouse (H. anomalus)
• southern spiny pocket mouse (H. australis)
• overlook spiny pocket mouse (H. catopterius)
• desmarest's spiny pocket mouse (H. desmarestianus)
• gaumer's spiny pocket mouse (H. gaumeri)
• goldman's spiny pocket mouse (H. goldmani)
• mexican spiny pocket mouse (H. irroratus)
• nelson's spiny pocket mouse (H. nelsoni)
• cloud-dwelling spiny pocket mouse (H. nubicolens)
• paraguaná spiny pocket mouse (H. oasicus)
• mountain spiny pocket mouse (H. oresterus)
• painted spiny pocket mouse (H. pictus)
• salvin's spiny pocket mouse (H. salvini)
• jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (H. spectabilis)
• ecuadoran spiny pocket mouse (H. teleus)

More information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteromyidae