Thomomys talpoides Richardson 1828 (northern pocket gopher)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 52281
Alternative combination: Cricetus talpoides
Belongs to Thomomys according to G. S. Morgan and L. F. Rinehart 2007
Sister taxa: Thomomys bottae, Thomomys carsonensis, Thomomys gidleyi, Thomomys microdon, Thomomys monticola, Thomomys orientalis, Thomomys potomacensis, Thomomys townsendii, Thomomys umbrinus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore