Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Alternative combination: Prototomus insidiosus

Belongs to Apheliscus according to G. F. Gunnell 1998

Sister taxa: Apheliscus chydaeus, Apheliscus nitidus, Apheliscus wapitiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): m1 2.40 x 1.81