| Cardiocraniinae | |
|---|---|
| Cardiocranius paradoxus on a Soviet Union stamp of 1985 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Myomorpha |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Subfamily: |
Cardiocraniinae Vinogradov, 1925 |
Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long.