Cratogeomys planiceps Merriam 1895 (Toluca Volcano pocket gopher)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Alternative combination: Platygeomys planiceps
Belongs to Cratogeomys according to S. T. Álvarez-Castañeda and C. A. Segura-Trujillo 2025
See also Hall 1981 and Monterrubio et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cratogeomys bensoni, Cratogeomys castanops, Cratogeomys fulvescens, Cratogeomys fumosus, Cratogeomys goldmani, Cratogeomys gymnurus, Cratogeomys merriami, Cratogeomys neglectus, Cratogeomys perotensis, Cratogeomys sansimonensis, Cratogeomys tylorhinus, Cratogeomys zinseri
Ecology: fossorial browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cratogeomys planiceps in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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