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Similar to the kangaroo mouse, the term "kangaroo rat" refers to a genus of small New-World bipedal rodents, Dipodomys, found in in western North America. Despite superficial similarities it is not related to murid rodents (such as mice or rats) or dipodid rodents (such as jerboas) and is part of its own family, Heteromyidae. They share the subfamily of dipodomyinae with the kangaroo mice.

Species:

• heteromyidae
• dipodomyinae
• Dipodops
• agile kangaroo rat (D. agilis)
• california kangaroo rat (D. californicus)
• gulf coast kangaroo rat (D. compactus)
• desert kangaroo rat (D. deserti)
• texas kangaroo rat (D. elator)
• big-eared kangaroo rat (D. elephantinus)
• san quintin kangaroo rat (D. gravipes)
• heerman's kangaroo rat (D. heermanni)
• giant kangaroo rat (D. ingens)
• merriam's kangaroo rat (D. merriami)
• chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (D. microps)
• nelson's kangaroo rat (D. nelsoni)
• fresno kangaroo rat (D. nitratoides)
• ord's kangaroo rat (D. ordii)
• panamint kangaroo rat (D. panamintinus)
• phillips's kangaroo rat (D. phillipsii)
• dulzura kangaroo rat (D. simulans)
• banner-tailed kangaroo rat (D. spectabilis)
• stephens's kangaroo rat (D. stephensi)
• narrow-faced kangaroo rat (D. venustus)

More information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_rat