Small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats. Synonym: Heteromyidae.
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Words linked to "Family Heteromyidae" : mammal family, Sciuromorpha, Microdipodops, Liomys, suborder Sciuromorpha, Perognathus, Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys, genus Microdipodops, Heteromyidae, genus Liomys, pocket mouse, genus Perognathus |
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