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Dipodomys phillipsii - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae

desert rat, kangaroo rat

pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches

Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys - kangaroo rats

Dipodomys ordi, Ord kangaroo rat - most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States

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nelsoni used in my study was collected in sympatry with several endemic and nonendemic species of rodents, including the Perote ground squirrel, Phillip's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys phillipsii), silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus), western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis), and rock mouse (Peromyscus difficilis).

Mitochondrial phylogenetics of a rare Mexican endemic: Nelson's woodrat, Neotoma nelsoni (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with comments on its biogeographic history

Systematics of southern banner-tailed kangaroo rats of the Dipodomys phillipsii group.

Individual nongeographic variation and character relationships in kangaroo rats (genus Dipodomys)

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