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Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) was named by Merriam (1895). It is extant. Its type is Geomys hispidus.

It was assigned to Heterogeomys by Merriam (1895), Álvarez-Castañeda and Segura-Trujillo (2025).

Subtaxa
Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus, Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) lanius
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-06-30; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-06-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) Merriam
2025Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) Álvarez-Castañeda and Segura-Trujillo p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
suborderSupramyomorpha
infraorderCastorimorphi
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
subfamilyGeomyinaeBonaparte 1845
tribeGeomyiniRussell 1968
genusHeterogeomysMerriam 1895
subgenusHeterogeomysMerriam 1895

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) Merriam 1895
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Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus Le Conte 1852 [Hispid pocket gopher]
Heterogeomys (Heterogeomys) lanius Elliot 1905 [big pocket gopher]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:06:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available