Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Suborder Sciurognathi (Tullberg, 1899)
see Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
Family Heteromyidae Gray, 1868 - pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice
Subfamily Dipodomyinae Gervais, 1853
Genus Dipodomys Gray, 1841 - kangaroo-rats
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam, 1890 - banner-tailed kangaroo-rat