Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Synonym: Cricetodipus
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to Maximillian 1839
See also Korth 1987, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Osgood 1900
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Perognathus ancenensis Perognathus brevidens Perognathus carpenteri Perognathus coquorum Perognathus dunklei Perognathus flavescens Perognathus flavus Perognathus furlongi Perognathus gidleyi Perognathus henryredfieldi Perognathus huastecensis Perognathus inornatus Perognathus longimembris Perognathus maldei Perognathus mclaughlini Perognathus merriami Perognathus minutus Perognathus parvus Perognathus pearlettensis Perognathus rexroadensis Perognathus saskatchewanensis Perognathus stevei Perognathus strigipredus Perognathus trojectioansrum
Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (12: Arizona, California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas)
• Blancan of United States (21: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Texas)
• Hemphillian of United States (11: Arizona, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington)
• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (59: California, Florida, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 106 collections including 142 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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