Authority citation: Merriam, C.H. 1895-01-31. Revision of the pocket gophers, family Geomyidæ, exclusive of the species of Thomomys. North American Fauna 8:1-262.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811099
Original name as described: Platygeomys planiceps
Nominal names: planiceps (C. H. Merriam, 1895)
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Geomyidae -- Subfamily: Geomyinae -- Tribe: Geomyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:55906
Type locality: "north slope Volcan Toluca, Mexico."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mexico (MEX)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: split from C. tylorhinus (now included under C. fumosus)
Citation: Hafner, M. S., Spradling, T. A., Light, J. E., Hafner, D. J., & Demboski, J. R. (2004). Systematic revision of pocket gophers of the Cratogeomys gymnurus species group. Journal of Mammalogy, 85(6), 1170-1183.
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