Megascapheus fulvus Woodhouse 1852 (fulvus pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combinations: Geomys fulvus, Thomomys bottae fulvus, Thomomys fulvus
Belongs to Megascapheus according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
See also Schultz and Howard 1935 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Megascapheus atrovarius, Megascapheus baileyi, Megascapheus bottae, Megascapheus bulbivorus, Megascapheus connectens, Megascapheus laticeps, Megascapheus nayarensis, Megascapheus nigricans, Megascapheus ruidosae, Megascapheus sheldoni, Megascapheus townsendii, Megascapheus umbrinus
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: found only at Burnet Cave (Quaternary of New Mexico)
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