Perognathus
| Perognathus Temporal range: Early Miocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Perognathus inornatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Heteromyidae | 
| Subfamily: | Perognathinae | 
| Genus: | Perognathus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 | 
| Type species | |
| Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 | |
| Species | |
| Perognathus alticola | |
Perognathus is a genus of pocket mouse. Like other members of their family they are more closely related to pocket gophers than to true mice.