Another name would be a jerboa
"Kangaroo Mouse"
a pouch potato.
The Kangaroo mouse, which is not at all related to kangaroos, is found only in the United States. The Kangaroo mouse should not be confused with the Native hopping mouse of Australia. they are quite different animals.
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There is no such creature as a mouse kangaroo. The closest creature is a kangaroo mouse. It is a native hopping mouse, found only in the southwestern deserts of the United States. They are endangered, so it would be illegal for a person to try and own one.
The Red Kangaroo is also known as the Marloo or Plains Kangaroo. The female is sometimes referred to as a 'Blue Flier'. The scientific name is Macropus rufus.
An antilopine wallaby is another name for an antilopine kangaroo - a species of kangaroo found in northern Australia.
In Australia, kangaroos are commonly referred to simply as "roos". Male kangaroos may be called "boomers", but generally not by city dwellers.
An antilopine wallaroo is another name for an antilopine kangaroo - a species of kangaroo, Latin name Macropus antilopinus, found in northern Australia.
Computer mouse or a pointing device. Is that what you mean?
The fawn hopping mouse is also called the oorarrie, its aboriginal name.
There seems to be some confusion with this question.The kangaroo rat should not be confused with the rat-kangaroos of Australia. Some potoroos are known as rat-kangaroos.There does not seem to be another name for the kangaroo rat starting with the letter 'p'.