penicillium dipodomyis penicillium dipodomyis penicillium dipodomyis is a species of the genus of penicillium which occurs in kangaroo rats and produces penicillin and the diketopiperazine dipodazine. penicillium dipodomyis scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. dipodomyis binomial name penicillium dipodomyisbanke, s.; frisvad, j.c.; rosendahl, s. 1997 synonyms penicillium chrysogenum var. dipodomyis, penicillium dipodomyus