Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Heteromyinae, Korthomys, Lignimus, Mioheteromys, Oregonomys, Paratrogomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Prodipodomys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Dipodomys
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (85: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
• Blancan of United States (36: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada)
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 127 collections including 149 occurrences