Cratogeomys merriami Thomas 1893 (Merriam's pocket gopher)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 45353
Alternative combinations: Geomys merriami, Pappogeomys merriami
Synonyms: Cratogeomys estor Merriam 1895 (no. 45349), Cratogeomys fulvescens Merriam 1895 (no. 45350), Cratogeomys perotensis Merriam 1895 (no. 45355)
Belongs to Cratogeomys according to T. Monterrubio et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cratogeomys bensoni, Cratogeomys castanops, Cratogeomys fumosus, Cratogeomys gymnurus, Cratogeomys neglectus, Cratogeomys sansimonensis, Cratogeomys tylorhinus, Cratogeomys zinseri
Ecology: scansorial insectivore