Perognathinae

Belongs within: Heteromyidae.

The Perognathinae, pocket mice, are two genera Perognathus and Chaetodipus (sometimes united in a single genus) of small mouse-like heteromyid rodents found in arid regions of western North America. Their relationship is supported by biochemical data (Hafner & Hafner 1983).

<==PerognathinaeHH83
    |--Perognathus Wied-Neuwied 1839HH83
    |    |  i. s.: P. gidleyiMH03
    |    |         P. pearlettensisMH03
    |    |         P. xanthanotusIT07
    |    |--+--P. fasciatusFS15
    |    |  `--P. flavescensFS15
    |    |       |--P. f. flavescensB75
    |    |       `--P. f. perniger Osgood 1904B75
    |    `--+--+--P. alticolusFS15
    |       |  `--P. parvusFS15
    |       |       |--P. p. parvusHD37
    |       |       `--P. p. olivaceusHD37
    |       `--+--+--P. flavusFS15
    |          |  |    |--P. f. flavusMB86
    |          |  |    |--P. f. medius Baker 1954MB86
    |          |  |    |--P. f. pallescens Baker 1954MB86
    |          |  |    `--P. f. parviceps Baker 1954MB86
    |          |  `--P. merriamiFS15
    |          |       |--P. m. merriamiNB83
    |          |       `--P. m. gilvusNB83
    |          `--+--P. amplusFS15
    |             `--+--P. inornatusFS15
    |                `--P. longimembrisFS15
    |                     |--P. l. longimembrisHD37
    |                     `--P. l. panamintinusHD37
    `--Chaetodipus Merriam 1889HH83
         |  i. s.: C. anthonyi Osgood 1900 [=Perognathus anthonyi]HH83
         |--+--C. baileyiFS15 [=Perognathus baileyiHH83]
         |  `--C. rudinorisFS15
         `--+--C. formosus (Merriam 1889)FS15, HH83 [=Perognathus formosusHH83]
            |    |--C. f. formosusC56
            |    |--‘Perognathus’ f. domisaxensis Cockrum 1956C56
            |    |--‘Perognathus’ f. melanocaudus Cockrum 1956C56
            |    `--‘Perognathus’ f. mohavensisC56
            `--+--C. hispidusFS15 [=Perognathus (Chaetodipus) hispidusHH83]
               |    |--C. h. hispidusMB86
               |    |--‘Perognathus’ h. spilotus Merriam 1899B75
               |    `--‘Perognathus’ h. zacatecae Osgood 1900MB86
               `--+--+--C. intermediusFS15 [=Perognathus intermediusHH83]
                  |  `--+--+--C. artusFS15 [=Perognathus artusHH83]
                  |     |  `--C. goldmaniFS15 [=Perognathus goldmaniHH83]
                  |     `--+--C. lineatus Dalquest 1951FS15, HH83 [=Perognathus lineatusHH83]
                  |        `--C. nelsoni (Merriam 1894)FS15, MB86 [=Perognathus nelsoniHH83]
                  `--+--+--C. penicillatusFS15 [=Perognathus penicillatusHH83]
                     |  `--+--C. eremicus Mearns 1898FS15, MB86 [=Perognathus penicillatus eremicusMB86]
                     |     `--C. pernixFS15 [=Perognathus pernixHH83]
                     `--+--+--*C. spinatusHH83, FS15 [=Perognathus spinatusHH83]
                        |  `--C. californicusFS15 [=Perognathus californicusHH83]
                        `--+--C. fallax Merriam 1889FS15, HH83 [=Perognathus fallaxHH83]
                           `--+--C. arenarius Merriam 1894FS15, HH83 [=Perognathus arenariusHH83]
                              `--C. dalquesti Roth 1976FS15, HH83 [=Perognathus dalquestiHH83]

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B75] Bowles, J. B. 1975. Distribution and biogeography of mammals of Iowa. Special Publications, The Museum, Texas Tech University 9: 1–184.

[C56] Cockrum, E. L. 1956. Two new long-tailed pocket mice (Perognathus formosus) from Arizona. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46 (4): 131–132.

[FS15] Faurby, S., & J.-C. Svenning. 2015. A species-level phylogeny of all extant and late Quaternary extinct mammals using a novel heuristic-hierarchical Bayesian approach. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 14–26.

[HH83] Hafner, J. C., & M. S. Hafner. 1983. Evolutionary relationships of heteromyid rodents. In Biology of Desert Rodents. Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 7: 3–29.

[HD37] Hall, E. R., & S. D. Durrant. 1937. A new kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops) of Utah and Nevada. Journal of Mammalogy 18 (3): 357–359.

[IT07] Isaac, N. J. B., S. T. Turvey, B. Collen, C. Waterman & J. E. M. Baillie. 2007. Mammals on the EDGE: conservation priorities based on threat and phylogeny. PloS One 2 (3): e296.

[MH03] Martin, R. A., R. T. Hurt, J. G. Honey & P. Peláez-Campomanes. 2003. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene rodents fom the northern Borchers Badlands (Meade County, Kansas), with comments on the Blancan-Irvingtonian boundary in the Meade Basin. Journal of Paleontology 77 (5): 985–1001.

[MB86] Matson, J. O. & R. H. Baker. 1986. Mammals of Zacatecas. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 24: 1–88.

[NB83] Nikolai, J. C. & D. M. Bramble. 1983. Morphological structure and function in desert heteromyid rodents. Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 7: 44–64.