Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Korth and De Blieux 2010 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Korthomys, Mioheteromyinae, Oregonomys, Paratrogomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Prodipodomys, Stratimus
Subtaxa: Diprionomys Heteromys Liomys Metaliomys
Type: Heteromys
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), Panama (1), Venezuela (2)
• Blancan of United States (6: Colorado, Kansas, Texas)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (1), United States (11: California, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah)
• Miocene of United States (5: California, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 29 collections including 31 occurrences