Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                   Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
                     Superfamily Geomyoidea Bonaparte, 1845
                       Family Heteromyidae Gray, 1868 - pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice
                         Genus Perognathus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 - silky pocket mice
                           Perognathus baileyi Merriam, 1894 - Bailey's pocket mouse see Chaetodipus baileyi (Merriam, 1894)
                           Perognathus californicus Merriam, 1889 - California pocket mouse see Chaetodipus californicus (Merriam, 1889)
                           Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 - olive-backed pocket mouse
                           Perognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889 - plains pocket mouse
                           Perognathus flavus Baird, 1855 - silky pocket mouse
                           Perognathus hispidus Baird, 1858 - hispid pocket mouse see Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird, 1858)
                           Perognathus parvus (Peale, 1848) - Great Basin pocket mouse