Cratogeomys fumosus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Smoky Pocket Gopher

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Geomyidae
Subfamily : Geomyinae
Tribe : Geomyini
Genus : Cratogeomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1892-09-29. Descriptions of nine new mammals collected by E. W. Nelson in the states of Colima and Jalisco, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:164-174.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259767

Original name as described

Geomys fumosus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:33202 (= USNM:MAMM:A45207)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6059d4c-d763-49c2-b16f-220855553a67

Type locality

"Colima City, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

includes gymnurus, neglectus, tylorhinus, and zinseri

Taxonomy notes 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001850

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pappogeomys gymnurus russelli

(Genoways & J. K. Jones, 1969)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

russelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:111752

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=948c8051-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

751

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Cratogeomys zinseri zodius

R. J. Russell, 1953

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

zodius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:31879

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=915f07d8-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

540

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715594

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Cratogeomys gymnurus atratus

R. J. Russell, 1953

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

atratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:31880

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=915f0aa1-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

539

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715593

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Cratogeomys gymnurus tellus

R. J. Russell, 1953

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:33454

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=9170dbbb-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715591

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys zinseri morulus

R. J. Russell, 1953

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

morulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:36679

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=91951a21-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715595

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Pappogeomys tylorhinus brevirostris

(R. J. Russell, 1968)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:66151

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=92cbb645-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

733

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4385384

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Cratogeomys tylorhinus arvalis

Hooper, 1947

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

arvalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 88222

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Platygeomys tylorhinus angustirostris

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

angustirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125688

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cae3eb91-46fa-41de-86fb-21dede89f1fa

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345265

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Platygeomys varius

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

varius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:126144

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/366d0f129-e981-4995-84c6-71fc599212a7

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Geomys fumosus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

fumosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33202 (= USNM:MAMM:A45207)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6059d4c-d763-49c2-b16f-220855553a67

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259767

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Geomys gymnurus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33579 (= USNM:MAMM:A45614)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be8db9c7-f468-41a5-9231-007281d59081

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259768

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Platygeomys gymnurus inclarus

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

inclarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33582 (= USNM:MAMM:A45617)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3dfeb73-b9af-4ae4-b660-bbaf67225fbb

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Platygeomys gymnurus imparilis

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

imparilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:34918 (= USNM:MAMM:A47183)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362cbb24d-f64b-4213-a1c3-2353dce60ce5

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Platygeomys tylorhinus

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tylorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:51883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39d5e5e03-fa2c-4cea-b4a4-41056854740f

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811098

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811098) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Platygeomys zinseri

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

zinseri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78971

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3869390c7-60ee-49d2-a84d-ead54a85134a

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Platygeomys neglectus

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:81218

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a5e9bd43-d880-4819-822a-fad6f314d6cd

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364910

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Pappogeomys fumosus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

fumosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pappogeomys gymnurus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pappogeomys neglectus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pappogeomys tylorhinus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tylorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pappogeomys zinseri

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

zinseri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus angustirostris

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

angustirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus atratus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

atratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus brevirostris

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys fumosus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

fumosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16026/22216828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cratogeomys gymnurus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys gymnurus gymnurus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys gymnurus imparilis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

imparilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys neglectus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys gymnurus russelli

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

russelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tylorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus tylorhinus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tylorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys zinseri

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

zinseri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys tylorhinus zodius

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

zodius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Cratogeomys fumosus angustirostris

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

angustirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cratogeomys fumosus fumosus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

fumosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cratogeomys fumosus imparilis

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

imparilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cratogeomys fumosus tylorhinus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tylorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Platygeomys fumosus

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

fumosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811101

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Platygeomys gymnurus

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811095

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811095) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

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