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Heteromyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Synonyms
  • Saccomyidae was named by Baird (1857). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Geomyidae by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Heteromyidae by Ryan (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Saccomyidae Baird
1868Heteromyidae Gray
1958Heteromyidae Wood p. 172
1966Heteromyidae Johnson p. 80
1980Heteromyidae Kurten and Anderson p. 230
1987Heteromyidae Korth p. 1058
1988Heteromyidae Carroll
1991Heteromyidae Nowak
1999Heteromyidae Nowak
2002Heteromyidae Montgelard et al. p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Heteromyidae Gray 1868
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G. †Aurimys Samuels et al. 2023
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Aurimys xeros Samuels et al. 2023
G. †Balantiomys Korth 1997
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Balantiomys coloradensis Korth and Kron 2020
G. Chaetodipus Merriam 1889 [pocket mouse]
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Chaetodipus arenarius Merriam 1894
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Invalid names: Perognathus dalquesti Roth 1976 [synonym]
Chaetodipus artus Osgood 1900 [narrow-skulled pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894 [Bailey's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus californicus Merriam 1889 [California pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus fallax Merriam 1889 [San Diego pocket mouse]
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Invalid names: Perognathus anthonyi Osgood 1900 [synonym]
Chaetodipus formosus Merriam 1889 [long-tailed pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus goldmani Osgood 1900 [Goldman's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus hispidus Baird 1858 [hispid pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam 1889 [rock pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus lineatus Dalquest 1951 [lined pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894 [Nelson's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus penicillatus Woodhouse 1852 [desert pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus pernix Allen 1898 [Sinaloan pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam 1889 [spiny pocket mouse]
G. †Cupidinimus Wood 1935
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Cupidinimus avawatzensis Barnosky 1986
Cupidinimus boronensis Whistler 1984
Cupidinimus halli Wood 1936
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Invalid names: Peridiomys kelloggi Wood 1936 [synonym], Perognathoides madisonensis Dorr, Jr. 1956 [synonym]
Cupidinimus lindsayi Barnosky 1986
Cupidinimus magnus Kellogg 1910
Cupidinimus prattensis Korth 1998
Cupidinimus robinsoni Korth and Kron 2020
Cupidinimus tertius Hall 1930
Cupidinimus whitlocki Barnosky 1986
Invalid names: Perognathoides Wood 1935 [synonym]
G. †Dikkomys Wood 1936
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Dikkomys matthewi Wood 1936
Invalid names: Horatiomys Wood 1935 [synonym]
G. Dipodomys Gray 1841 [kangaroo rat]
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Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 [agile kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys compactus True 1889 [Gulf Coast kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys deserti Stephens 1887 [desert kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys gidleyi Wood 1935
Dipodomys hibbardi Zakrzewski 1981
Dipodomys ingens Merriam 1904 [giant kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami Mearns 1890 [Merriam's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami insularis Merriam 1907 [San Jose Island kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys microps Merriam 1904 [chisel-toothed kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys minor Gidley 1922
Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam 1894 [San Joaquin kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse 1853 [Ord's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii montanus Barid 1855 [plains harvest mouse]
Dipodomys pattersoni Dalquest and Carpenter 1986
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam 1890 [bannertail kangaroo rat]
G. †Diprionomys Kellogg 1910
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Diprionomys agrarius Wood 1935
Diprionomys minimus Kellogg 1910
Diprionomys parvus Kellogg 1910
G. †Eodipodomys Voorhies 1975
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Eodipodomys celtiservator Voorhies 1975
Subfm. †Harrymyinae Wahlert 1991
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G. †Proharrymys Korth and Branciforte 2007
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Proharrymys fedti Macdonald 1963
Proharrymys wahlerti Korth and Branciforte 2007
G. †Harrymys Munthe 1988
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Harrymys canadensis Korth 1995
Harrymys cyanothos Korth and Kron 2020
Harrymys irvini Munthe 1988
Harrymys magnus Wood 1932
Harrymys taussigi Korth and Kron 2020
Harrymys woodi Black 1961
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Invalid names: Horatiomys montanus Wood 1935 [synonym]
Subfm. Heteromyinae Gray 1868
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G. †Metaliomys Korth and De Blieux 2010
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Metaliomys sevierensis Korth and De Blieux 2010
G. †Lignimus Storer 1970
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Lignimus montis Storer 1970
G. Liomys Merriam 1892
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Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 [Mexican spiny pocket mouse]
Liomys salvini Thomas 1893 [Salvin's spiny pocket mouse]
G. †Mioheteromys Korth 1997
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Mioheteromys arcarius Korth 1996
Mioheteromys subterior Korth and Evander 2016
G. †Mookomys Wood 1931
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Mookomys altifluminis Wood 1931
Mookomys formicarum Wood 1935
Mookomys subtilis Lindsay 1972
Mookomys thrinax Sutton and Korth 1995
G. †Oregonomys Martin 1984
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Oregonomys magnus Zakrzewski 1969
Oregonomys perilaccos Korth and Kron 2020
Oregonomys sargenti Shotwell 1956
G. †Peridiomys Matthew 1924
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Peridiomys borealis Storer 1970
Peridiomys halis Sutton and Korth 1995
Peridiomys oregonensis Gazin 1932
Peridiomys rusticus Matthew 1924
G. †Perodipus
Subfm. Perognathinae Coues 1875
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G. †Bursagnathus Korth and Samuels 2015
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Bursagnathus aterosseus Korth and Samuels 2015
G. Perognathus Maximillian 1839 [pocket mouse]
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Perognathus ancenensis Sutton and Korth 1995
Perognathus brevidens Korth 1987
Perognathus carpenteri Dalquest 1978
Perognathus coquorum Wood 1935
Perognathus dunklei Hibbard 1939
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Invalid names: Perognathus apache Merriam 1889 [synonym]
Perognathus flavus Baird 1855
Perognathus furlongi Gazin 1930
Perognathus gidleyi Hibbard 1941
Perognathus huastecensis Dalquest and Roth 1970
Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889
Perognathus maldei Zakrzewski 1969
Perognathus mclaughlini Hibbard 1949
Perognathus minutus James 1963
Perognathus parvus Peale 1848 [Oregon pocket mouse]
Perognathus pearlettensis Hibbard 1941
Perognathus rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
Perognathus stevei Martin 1984
Perognathus strigipredus Czaplewski 1990
Invalid names: Cricetodipus [synonym]
G. †Prodipodomys Hibbard 1939
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Prodipodomys centralis Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Prodipodomys rexroadensis Hibbard 1954 [synonym]
Prodipodomys griggsorum Zakrzewski 1970
Prodipodomys hibbardi Zakrzewski 1981
Prodipodomys idahoensis Hibbard 1962
Prodipodomys kansensis Hibbard 1937
Prodipodomys riversidensis Albright 1999
Prodipodomys tiheni Hibbard 1943
Prodipodomys timoteoensis Albright 1999
Invalid names: Etadonomys Hibbard 1943 [synonym]
G. †Proheteromys Wood 1932
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Proheteromys bumpi Macdonald 1963
Proheteromys cejanus Gawne 1975
Proheteromys gremmelsi Macdonald 1963
Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald 1963
Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels 2015
Proheteromys matthewi Wood 1935
Proheteromys maximus James 1963
Proheteromys parvus Troxell 1923
Proheteromys sabinensis Albright 1996
Proheteromys sulculus Wilson 1960
Proheteromys thorpei Wood 1935
Proheteromys toledoensis Albright 1996
G. †Schizodontomys Rensberger 1973
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Schizodontomys amnicolus Korth et al. 1990
Schizodontomys bareia Korth and Kron 2020
Schizodontomys greeni Rensberger 1973
Schizodontomys harkseni Macdonald 1970
Schizodontomys sulcidens Rensberger 1973
G. †Stratimus Korth et al. 1990
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Stratimus strobeli Korth et al. 1990
G. †Trogomys Reeder 1960
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Trogomys oregonensis Korth and Samuels 2015
Trogomys rupinimenthae Reeder 1960
Invalid names: Dipodomyinae [empty], Saccomyidae Baird 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available