Heteromyidae Heteromyidae

Heteromyidae - Definition and Overview

Heteromyidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Heteromyidae
SubFamilies

Dipodomyinae
Heteromyinae
Perognathinae


Most Heteromyidae live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and extend down as far as northern South America. They feed mostly on seeds and other plant parts, which they carry in their cheek pouches to their burrows.

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