Chaetodipus Temporal range: Recent |
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Chaetodipus baileyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Subclass: | Eutheria |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Subfamily: | Perognathinae |
Genus: |
Chaetodipus Merriam, 1889 |
Species | |
Chaetodipus arenarius |
Chaetodipus arenarius
Chaetodipus artus
Chaetodipus baileyi
Chaetodipus californicus
Chaetodipus dalquesti
Chaetodipus eremicus
Chaetodipus fallax
Chaetodipus formosus
Chaetodipus goldmani
Chaetodipus hispidus
Chaetodipus intermedius
Chaetodipus lineatus
Chaetodipus nelsoni
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Chaetodipus pernix
Chaetodipus rudinoris
Chaetodipus spinatus
Chaetodipus is a genus of pocket mouse containing 17 species endemic to the United States and Mexico. Like other members of their family such as pocket mice in the genus Perognathus, they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.