Dipodomyinae

Dipodomyinae Temporal range: Late Miocene – Recent
Kangaroo rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Heteromyidae
Subfamily:	Dipodomyinae Gervais, 1853
Genera
Dipodomys Microdipodops

The subfamily Dipodomyinae contains two genera:

• Subfamily Dipodomyinae
  • Genus Dipodomys — kangaroo rats
    • Agile kangaroo rat, Dipodomys agilis
    • California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus
    • Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus
    • Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti
    • Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator
    • Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus
    • San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys gravipes
    • Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni
    • Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens
    • Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami
    • Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys microps
    • Nelson's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nelsoni
    • Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides
    • Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii
    • Panamint kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus
    • Phillips' kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii
    • Dulzura kangaroo rat, Dipodomys simulans
    • Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis
    • Stephens' kangaroo rat, Dipodomys stephensi
    • Narrow-faced kangaroo rat, Dipodomys venustus
  • Genus Microdipodops — kangaroo mice
    • Pale kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops pallidus
    • Dark kangaroo mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus

Members of Dipodomyinae, as implied by both their common and scientific names, are bipedal; they also jump exceptionally well. Kangaroo rats and mice are native to the desert ecosystems of the southwestern United States, are generally herbivorous foragers, and dig and live in burrows.