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Perognathus
Wied-Neuwied, 1839
- silky pocket mice
(mammal)
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Entity:
Perognathinae (Subfamily)
..Chaetodipus (Genus) - coarse-haired pocket mice
..†Cupidinimus (Genus)
..†Mookomys (Genus)
..†Oregonomys (Genus)
..†Stratimus (Genus)
..†Trogomys (Genus)
..Perognathus (Genus) - silky pocket mice
....Perognathus alticola (Species) - white-eared pocket mouse
....Perognathus amplus (Species) - Arizona pocket mouse
....Perognathus fasciatus (Species) - olive-backed pocket mouse
....Perognathus flavescens (Species) - plains pocket mouse
....Perognathus flavus (Species) - silky pocket mouse
....Perognathus inornatus (Species) - San Joaquin pocket mouse
....Perognathus longimembris (Species) - little pocket mouse
....Perognathus merriami (Species) - Merriam's pocket mouse
....Perognathus parvus (Species) - Great Basin pocket mouse
....Perognathus xanthanotus (Species) - yellow-eared pocket mouse
Authorship
Original name
:
Wied-Neuwied, 1839:368.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Perognathini
(Tribe)
Coues, 1875
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 184.
[
new
] [inferred]
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Chaetodipus
(Genus)
Merriam, 1889
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Cricetodipus
(Genus)
Peale, 1848
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
wangzakmuizen
:
muisgoffers
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
silky pocket mice
:
pocket mice
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