Aplodontia Richardson 1829 (mountain beaver)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41455
Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Lophallomys, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys
Subtaxa: Aplodontia rufa
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore