- kangaroo rat, desert rat, Dipodomys phillipsii - any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
--1 is a kind of pocket rat
--1 is a member of Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys
--1 has particulars: Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi - rat kangaroo, kangaroo rat - any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos
--2 is a kind of kangaroo
--2 is a member of Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae
--2 has particulars: potoroo; bettong; jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboa