Perognathinae
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Not to be confused with rodents of the heteromyid subfamily Heteromyinae, which are commonly referred to as 'spiny pocket mice' (in addition to Chaetodipus spinatus of Perognathinae).
Perognathinae is a subfamily of rodents consisting of two genera of pocket mice. Most species live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, They feed mostly on seeds and other plant parts, which they carry in their fur-lined cheek pouches[2] to their burrows.[3]
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Pocket mice | |
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Silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Subfamily: | Perognathinae Coues, 1875 |
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