Thomomys talpoides Richardson 1828 (northern pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combination: Cricetus talpoides
Belongs to Thomomys according to G. S. Morgan and L. F. Rinehart 2007
See also Hay 1902 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Thomomys bottae, Thomomys bulbivorus, Thomomys carsonensis, Thomomys clusius, Thomomys gidleyi, Thomomys microdon, Thomomys monticola, Thomomys orientalis, Thomomys potomacensis, Thomomys townsendii, Thomomys umbrinus
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (11: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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