Orthogeomys Merriam 1895
- Dataset
- Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Merriam (1895): Orthogeomys. N. Am. Fauna 8
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Geomyidae
- genus
- Orthogeomys
discussion
COMMENTS: Russell (1968 a) revised the genus, and included Heterogeomys and Macrogeomys as valid subgenera. Biochemical systematics of species of subgenus Macrogeomys was presented by Hafner (1991). Species limits are poorly defined, as most are known from single localities or otherwise geogeographically restricted areas.
type_taxon
TYPE SPECIES: Geomys scalops Thomas, 1894.
Name
- Homonyms
- Orthogeomys Merriam 1895
- Orthogeomys