Scapanus latimanus Bachman 1842 (broad-footed mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Scalops latimanus
Synonyms: Scalops californicus Ayres 1856, Scapanus californicus Ayres 1856
Belongs to Scapanus according to T. L. Yates and D. J. Schmidly 1975
See also Hall 1981, Hay 1930, Hutchison 1968, Hutchison 1987, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Scapanus hagermanensis, Scapanus malatinus, Scapanus orarius, Scapanus proceridens, Scapanus shultzi, Scapanus townsendii
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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