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Heteromyidae
Taxonomy
Heteromyidae was named by Gray (1868). It is extant.
It was assigned to Rodentia by Johnson (1966), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Korth (1987) and Nowak (1991); and to Geomyoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Rodentia by Johnson (1966), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Korth (1987) and Nowak (1991); and to Geomyoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
Subtaxa
Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus (syn. Perognathoides), Dikkomys (syn. Horatiomys), Dipodomyinae, Dipodomys, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus (syn. Cricetodipus), Prodipodomys (syn. Etadonomys), Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1857 | Saccomyidae Baird |
1868 | Heteromyidae Gray |
1958 | Heteromyidae Wood p. 172 |
1966 | Heteromyidae Johnson p. 80 |
1980 | Heteromyidae Kurten and Anderson p. 230 |
1987 | Heteromyidae Korth p. 1058 |
1988 | Heteromyidae Carroll |
1991 | Heteromyidae Nowak |
1999 | Heteromyidae Nowak |
2002 | Heteromyidae Montgelard et al. p. 228 |
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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.
Fm. Heteromyidae Gray 1868
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G. †Balantiomys Korth 1997
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†Balantiomys coloradensis Korth and Kron 2020
†Balantiomys meridionalis Korth 1997
†Balantiomys nebraskensis Korth 1997
G. Chaetodipus Merriam 1889 [pocket mouse]
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Chaetodipus artus Osgood 1900 [narrow-skulled pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894 [Bailey's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus californicus Merriam 1889 [California pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus fallax Merriam 1889 [San Diego pocket mouse]
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Invalid names: Perognathus anthonyi Osgood 1900 [synonym]
Chaetodipus formosus Merriam 1889 [long-tailed pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus goldmani Osgood 1900 [Goldman's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus hispidus Baird 1858 [hispid pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam 1889 [rock pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus lineatus Dalquest 1951 [lined pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894 [Nelson's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus penicillatus Woodhouse 1852 [desert pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus pernix Allen 1898 [Sinaloan pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam 1889 [spiny pocket mouse]
G. †Cupidinimus Wood 1935
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†Cupidinimus avawatzensis Barnosky 1986
†Cupidinimus bidahochiensis Baskin 1979
†Cupidinimus boronensis Whistler 1984
†Cupidinimus cuyamensis Wood 1937
†Cupidinimus halli Wood 1936
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Invalid names: Peridiomys kelloggi Wood 1936 [synonym], Perognathoides madisonensis Dorr, Jr. 1956 [synonym]
†Cupidinimus lindsayi Barnosky 1986
†Cupidinimus magnus Kellogg 1910
†Cupidinimus nebraskensis Wood 1935
†Cupidinimus prattensis Korth 1998
†Cupidinimus robinsoni Korth and Kron 2020
†Cupidinimus smaragdinus Korth 1996
†Cupidinimus tertius Hall 1930
†Cupidinimus whitlocki Barnosky 1986
Invalid names: Perognathoides Wood 1935 [synonym]
G. Dipodomys Gray 1841 [kangaroo rat]
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Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 [agile kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys compactus True 1889 [Gulf Coast kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys deserti Stephens 1887 [desert kangaroo rat]
†Dipodomys gidleyi Wood 1935
†Dipodomys hibbardi Zakrzewski 1981
Dipodomys ingens Merriam 1904 [giant kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami Mearns 1890 [Merriam's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami insularis Merriam 1907 [San Jose Island kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys microps Merriam 1904 [chisel-toothed kangaroo rat]
†Dipodomys minor Gidley 1922
Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam 1894 [San Joaquin kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse 1853 [Ord's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii montanus Barid 1855 [plains harvest mouse]
†Dipodomys pattersoni Dalquest and Carpenter 1986
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam 1890 [bannertail kangaroo rat]
G. †Diprionomys Kellogg 1910
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†Diprionomys agrarius Wood 1935
†Diprionomys minimus Kellogg 1910
†Diprionomys parvus Kellogg 1910
Subfm. †Harrymyinae Wahlert 1991
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G. †Proharrymys Korth and Branciforte 2007
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†Proharrymys fedti Macdonald 1963
†Proharrymys schlaikjeri Black 1961
†Proharrymys wahlerti Korth and Branciforte 2007
G. †Harrymys Munthe 1988
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†Harrymys canadensis Korth 1995
†Harrymys cyanothos Korth and Kron 2020
†Harrymys irvini Munthe 1988
†Harrymys magnus Wood 1932
†Harrymys taussigi Korth and Kron 2020
Subfm. Heteromyinae Gray 1868
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G. Liomys Merriam 1892
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Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 [Mexican spiny pocket mouse]
Liomys salvini Thomas 1893 [Salvin's spiny pocket mouse]
G. †Mioheteromys Korth 1997
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†Mioheteromys amplissimus Korth 1997
†Mioheteromys arcarius Korth 1996
†Mioheteromys subterior Korth and Evander 2016
G. †Mookomys Wood 1931
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†Mookomys altifluminis Wood 1931
†Mookomys formicarum Wood 1935
†Mookomys subtilis Lindsay 1972
†Mookomys thrinax Sutton and Korth 1995
G. †Oregonomys Martin 1984
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†Oregonomys magnus Zakrzewski 1969
†Oregonomys pebblespringsensis Martin 1984
†Oregonomys perilaccos Korth and Kron 2020
†Oregonomys sargenti Shotwell 1956
G. †Peridiomys Matthew 1924
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†Peridiomys borealis Storer 1970
†Peridiomys halis Sutton and Korth 1995
†Peridiomys oregonensis Gazin 1932
†Peridiomys rusticus Matthew 1924
G. †Perodipus
Subfm. Perognathinae Coues 1875
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G. Perognathus Maximillian 1839 [pocket mouse]
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†Perognathus ancenensis Sutton and Korth 1995
†Perognathus brevidens Korth 1987
†Perognathus carpenteri Dalquest 1978
†Perognathus coquorum Wood 1935
†Perognathus dunklei Hibbard 1939
Perognathus flavus Baird 1855
†Perognathus furlongi Gazin 1930
†Perognathus gidleyi Hibbard 1941
†Perognathus henryredfieldi Jacobs 1977
†Perognathus huastecensis Dalquest and Roth 1970
Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889
Perognathus longimembris Coues 1875
†Perognathus maldei Zakrzewski 1969
†Perognathus mclaughlini Hibbard 1949
Perognathus merriami Allen 1892
†Perognathus minutus James 1963
Perognathus parvus Peale 1848 [Oregon pocket mouse]
†Perognathus pearlettensis Hibbard 1941
†Perognathus rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
†Perognathus saskatchewanensis Storer 1970
†Perognathus stevei Martin 1984
†Perognathus strigipredus Czaplewski 1990
†Perognathus trojectioansrum Korth 1979
Invalid names: Cricetodipus [synonym]
G. †Prodipodomys Hibbard 1939
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†Prodipodomys centralis Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Prodipodomys rexroadensis Hibbard 1954 [synonym]
Prodipodomys griggsorum Zakrzewski 1970
†Prodipodomys hibbardi Zakrzewski 1981
†Prodipodomys idahoensis Hibbard 1962
†Prodipodomys kansensis Hibbard 1937
†Prodipodomys riversidensis Albright 1999
†Prodipodomys tiheni Hibbard 1943
†Prodipodomys timoteoensis Albright 1999
Invalid names: Etadonomys Hibbard 1943 [synonym]
G. †Proheteromys Wood 1932
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†Proheteromys bumpi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys cejanus Gawne 1975
†Proheteromys floridanus Wood 1932
†Proheteromys gremmelsi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels 2015
†Proheteromys matthewi Wood 1935
†Proheteromys maximus James 1963
†Proheteromys parvus Troxell 1923
†Proheteromys sabinensis Albright 1996
†Proheteromys sulculus Wilson 1960
†Proheteromys thorpei Wood 1935
†Proheteromys toledoensis Albright 1996
G. †Schizodontomys Rensberger 1973
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†Schizodontomys amnicolus Korth et al. 1990
†Schizodontomys bareia Korth and Kron 2020
†Schizodontomys greeni Rensberger 1973
†Schizodontomys harkseni Macdonald 1970
†Schizodontomys sulcidens Rensberger 1973
G. †Trogomys Reeder 1960
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†Trogomys oregonensis Korth and Samuels 2015
†Trogomys rupinimenthae Reeder 1960
Invalid names: Dipodomyinae [empty], Saccomyidae Baird 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Holocene or 33.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 30.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 30.8 Ma
Collections (493 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Whitneyan | USA (South Dakota) | Proharrymys wahlerti (170168) | |
Whitneyan | USA (Florida) | Heteromyidae indet. (17341) | |
Geringian | USA (Nebraska) | Kirkomys schlaikjeri, Proheteromys fedti, Proheteromys sp. (17709) Proheteromys fedti (17566) Proheteromys fedti, Proheteromys ironcloudi (17494) Proheteromys fedti, Proheteromys ironcloudi, Heliscomys schlaikjeri (17544) | |
Geringian | USA (South Dakota) | Heliscomys schlaikjeri (17659) Proheteromys bumpi (17635) Proheteromys bumpi, Proheteromys fedti (17641) Proheteromys fedti (17630 17651) Proheteromys gremmelsi (17638 17643) | |
Geringian - Monroecreekian | USA (Florida) | Heteromyidae indet., Proheteromys floridanus, Proheteromys magnus (17726) | |
Arikareean | USA (Nebraska) | Kirkomys schlaikjeri (17708) Proheteromys fedti (17541 17567) | |
Arikareean | USA (South Dakota) | Heteromyidae indet. (17460 17731) Proheteromys bumpi (17516) | |
Arikareean | USA (Oregon) | Proheteromys sulcus (212628) Proheteromys thorpei (212629) | |
Arikareean | USA (Idaho) | Perognathinae indet. (17588) | |
Arikareean | USA (Florida) | Proheteromys floridanus, Proheteromys magnus (17859) | |
Arikareean | USA (California) | Heteromyidae indet. (17497 17852) | |
Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | Heliscomys schlaikjeri (17666) | |
early Early Arikareean | USA (California) | Proheteromys sp. (167847) | |
early Early Arikareean - early Late Arikareean | USA (California) | Proheteromys sp., Proharrymys sp. (175251) | |
early Late Arikareean | USA (Oregon) | Schizodontomys sp. (36856) | |
late Late Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | Schizodontomys harkseni (18010) | |
late Late Arikareean | USA (California) | Proheteromys sp., Schizodontomys sp. (167832 167843 167850 167852) Schizodontomys sp. (167827 167828 167839 167848 167849 167851 167853 167854 167855 167856) | |
Arikareean - Miocene | USA (Oregon) | Aurimys xeros (232149) | |
Chattian | USA (Florida) | Proheteromys floridanus (17860) Proheteromys magnus (17764) | |
Monroecreekian | USA (Nebraska) | Proheteromys sp., Schizodontomys harkseni (67637) |