Geomys arenarius

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Desert Pocket Gopher

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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.

Original name as described

Geomys arenarius

Other common names

Sand Pocket Gopher · Rio Grande Pocket Gopher · Tularosa Pocket Gopher

Type material

USNM:MAMM:18117 (= USNM:MAMM:A25015)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"El Paso, [El Paso Co.], Texas," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NM,TX)

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

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