Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Heteromyinae, Korthomys, Mioheteromyinae, Oregonomys, Paratrogomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Prodipodomys, Stratimus
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 (5: Arizona, Kansas, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 129 collections including 151 occurrences