Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combinations: Geomys townsendii, Thomomys townsendi, Thomomys townsendii
Synonym: Thomomys scudderi Hay 1921
Belongs to Megascapheus according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
See also Elftman 1931, Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Megascapheus atrovarius, Megascapheus baileyi, Megascapheus bottae, Megascapheus bulbivorus, Megascapheus connectens, Megascapheus fulvus, Megascapheus laticeps, Megascapheus nayarensis, Megascapheus nigricans, Megascapheus ruidosae, Megascapheus sheldoni, Megascapheus umbrinus
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Idaho, Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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