Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combinations: Geomys castanops, Pappogeomys castanops, Pseudostoma castanops
Synonym: Geomys clarkii Baird 1855
Belongs to Cratogeomys according to T. Monterrubio et al. 2000
See also Czaplewski et al. 1999, Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Schultz and Howard 1935 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Cratogeomys bensoni, Cratogeomys fumosus, Cratogeomys gymnurus, Cratogeomys merriami, Cratogeomys neglectus, Cratogeomys sansimonensis, Cratogeomys tylorhinus, Cratogeomys zinseri
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (4: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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