Measurements of Adult Females of Geomys
(In millimeters)
| Key for table headings in table on this page. | |||||||||||||
| N: Number of individuals averaged or catalogue number | |||||||||||||
| L: Total length | |||||||||||||
| T: Length of tail | |||||||||||||
| H: Length of hind foot | |||||||||||||
| B: Basilar length | |||||||||||||
| Na: Length of nasals | |||||||||||||
| Z: Zygomatic breadth | |||||||||||||
| M: Mastoid breadth | |||||||||||||
| Rb: Breadth of rostrum | |||||||||||||
| I: Interorbital constriction | |||||||||||||
| A: Alveolar length of maxillary tooth row | |||||||||||||
| E: Extension of premaxilla posterior to nasals | |||||||||||||
| S: Depth of skull | |||||||||||||
| Rl: Length of rostrum | |||||||||||||
| N | L | T | H | B | Na | Z | M | Rb | I | A | E | S | Rl |
G. b. lutescens; topotypes | |||||||||||||
| 6 ave. | 233 | 72.3 | 31.1 | 35.3 | 15.0 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 18.4 |
| min. | 215 | 63.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 13.9 | 24.6 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 14.8 | 17.3 |
| max. | 254 | 76.0 | 32.0 | 37.0 | 16.8 | 26.7 | 24.8 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 16.2 | 19.8 |
2 mi. NE Ludell, Rawlins Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 11733 | 230 | 63.0 | 31.0 | 35.3 | 15.1 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 15.0 | 18.2 |
| 12155 | 245 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 35.6 | 14.6 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 18.2 |
G. b. majusculus; Douglas Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 17 ave. | 265 | 78.6 | 32.8 | 40.6[B] | 17.2[B] | 28.6[A] | 26.4 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 16.6 | 21.0 |
| min. | 222 | 59.0 | 30.0 | 37.1 | 15.9 | 26.7 | 24.9 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 18.8 |
G. b. jugossicularis; Morton Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 5012 | 244 | 72.0 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 16.4 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 16.0 | 19.3 |
| 5395 | 230 | 72.0 | 30.0 | 34.6 | 13.9 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 17.5 |
G. b. industrius; Meade Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 7 ave. | 238 | 73.0[C] | 31.3 | 36.4[D] | 14.9 | 26.3 | 24.8[D] | 10.0 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 16.2 | 18.6 |
| min. | 231 | 65.0 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 14.0 | 25.8 | 24.5 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 15.5 | 17.5 |
| max. | 256 | 75.0 | 32.0 | 37.8 | 16.1 | 27.8 | 25.9 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 17.6 | 19.9 |
G. b. major; 1 mi. S Aetna, Barber Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 10069 | 257 | 95.0 | 32.0 | 37.0 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 19.4 |
Aetna, Barber Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 10070 | 242 | 83.0 | 30.0 | 36.8 | 15.7 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 15.8 | 19.1 |
Wells Ranch, Aetna, Barber Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 12238 | 239 | 65.0 | 31.0 | 34.2 | 14.5 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 17.7 |
1 mi. S.Sun City, Barber Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 11075 | 232 | 66.0 | 28.0 | 34.2 | 14.4 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 15.0 | 17.0 |
3 mi. SW Arkansas City, Cowley Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 12872 | 242 | 66.0 | 30.0 | 38.1 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 16.1 | 19.1 |
3 mi. SE Arkansas City, Cowley Co., Kansas | |||||||||||||
| 12894 | 230 | 82.0 | 30.0 | 38.5 | 15.5 | 28.0 | 25.6 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 16.6 | 19.5 |
| 12893 | 246 | 83.0 | 32.0 | 36.5 | 14.2 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 15.4 | 18.1 |
Footnotes
[ A ] 15 averaged.
[ B ] 16 averaged.
[ C ] 6 averaged.
[ D ] 5 averaged.