Cratogeomys planiceps Merriam 1895 (Toluca Volcano pocket gopher)

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

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