Meaning | pocket mice. |
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Synonym | genus Perognathus |
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Member of | Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidae | small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping |
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Members | hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus hispidus | large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States |
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plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens | small rodent of open areas of United States plains states |
silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus | small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico |
Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
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Spanish | género Perognathus, genus perognathus, perognathus, Perognathus |
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Catalan | genus perognathus, perognathus |
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