Dipodomys

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dipodomys \Dipodomys\ n.
     a genus of rodents of the family {Heteromyidae}, comprising
     the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of
     Mexico and the western U. S.
  
     Note: An Australian rodent of the genus {Notomys} is also


           referred to as a {kangaroo rat}, as is the potoroo. See
           {kangaroo rat}
  
     Syn: genus {Dipodomys}.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dipodomys
       n : kangaroo rats [syn: {genus Dipodomys}]