†Praotherium palatinum Cope 1871 (squirrel)
PaleoDB taxon number: 50656
Alternative combinations: Lagomys palatinus, Ochotona palatinus
Belongs to Ochotonidae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Amphilagus, Bellatona, Bohlinotona, Cuyamalagus, Gripholagomys, Hesperolagomys, Ochotoninae, Oklahomalagus, Piezodus, Prolagus, Russellagus, Sinolagomyinae, Titanomys
Ecology: scansorial insectivore