Perognathus

Perognathus; Temporal range: Early Miocene - Recent
	Perognathus inornatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Heteromyidae
Subfamily:	Perognathinae
Genus:	Perognathus; Wied-Neuwied, 1839
Type species
	Perognathus fasciatus; Wied-Neuwied, 1839
Species
	Perognathus alticola; Perognathus amplus; Perognathus fasciatus; Perognathus flavescens; Perognathus flavus; Perognathus inornatus; Perognathus longimembris; Perognathus merriami; †Perognathus minutus; Perognathus parvus

Perognathus is a genus of pocket mouse. Like other members of their family they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.

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