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nosis._--Body large for species (see tables 1 and 2); tail short; hind foot large; upper parts Ochraceous-Buff (in summer pelage) and Orange-Buff (in fresh winter pelage); underparts Pale Ochraceous-Salmon; skull medium in size and narrow; zygomata narrow; rostrum narrow; palate short; nasals medium in length; basioccipital small and narrow; mastoid bullae not greatly inflated; tympanic bullae inflated; incisors small; maxillary teeth small. _Comparisons._--From _Cratogeomys castanops jucundus_, found beyond the mountains to the southeast, _sordidulus_ differs in: Body smaller; tail shorter; hind foot slightly smaller; upper parts darker, more ochraceous and less yellowish, with plumbeous bases of hairs more conspicuous; underparts darker, more buffy and less whitish; skull slightly shorter, more nearly flat, and narrower; zygomata less widely flaring; rostrum narrower; mastoid bullae less inflated; incisors and maxillary teeth slightly smaller. From _Cratogeomys castanops excelsus_, found to the south and southwest, _sordidulus_ differs in: Body slightly smaller; tail shorter; hind foot slightly larger; upper parts darker, more ochraceous and less pinkish-buff; underparts darker, more buffy and less whitish; skull smaller and narrower; zygomata less widely flaring; sides more nearly parallel and not expanded anteriorly; palate shorter; rostrum narrower and, in relation to greatest length of skull, longer; tympanic bullae slightly more inflated; incisors and maxillary teeth smaller. From _Cratogeomys castanops consitus_, found to the north and west, _sordidulus_ differs in: Body larger; hind foot larger; upper parts paler, more ochraceous and less rufous; skull decidedly larger and wider; zygomata more widely flaring; palate and nasals longer; rostrum broader; mastoid bullae and tympanic bullae larger; maxillary teeth smaller. From topotypes of _Cratogeomys castanops clarkii_ (Baird), found to the northwest, _sordidulus_ differs in: Body larger; tail shorter; upper parts, in winter pelage, paler, more ochraceous and less dark-rufous; skull slightly smaller and narrower; rostrum narrower; nasals slightly shorter; sides of basioccipital more nearly parallel instead of wedge-shaped; mastoid bullae less inflated; incisor and maxillary teeth smaller. From _Cratogeomys castanops convexus_, found to the northeast, _sordidulus_ differs in: Body larger; tail shorter; upper parts slightly darker, more ochraceous and less buffy;
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