Geomys breviceps

S. F. Baird, 1855

Baird's 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

Baird, S.F. 1855-06-15. Characteristics of some new species of North American Mammalia, collected chiefly in connection with the U. S. surveys of a railroad route to the Pacific. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:333-336.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694449

Original name as described

Geomys breviceps

Other common names

Louisiana Pocket Gopher · Mer Rouge Pocket Gopher

Type material

USNM:MAMM:156 (= USNM:MAMM:A1138)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc26aedc-760f-4a20-8f63-fca9ed9d86a4

Type locality

Morehouse Parish, La.," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(TX,LA,AR,OK)

Taxonomy notes

previously included G. brazensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001857

Country distribution map

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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.

Geomys breviceps ludemani

W. B. Davis, 1940

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

ludemani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:1135

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin

Name usages

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

Geomys breviceps terricolus

W. B. Davis, 1940

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

terricolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:624

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin

Name usages

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

Geomys breviceps

S. F. Baird, 1855

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:156 (= USNM:MAMM:A1138)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc26aedc-760f-4a20-8f63-fca9ed9d86a4

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694449

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136840/115212715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Geomys breviceps sagittalis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

sagittalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:32936 (= USNM:MAMM:A44957)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3102be915-881e-4889-a4f3-ff3288d2d3b8

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811065

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Geomys breviceps dutcheri

W. B. Davis, 1940

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

dutcheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:64591

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc95fbc7-4107-44ce-a9e9-29239778d335

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin

Name usages

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

Geomys breviceps breviceps

W. B. Davis, 1940

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Geomys bursarius breviceps

R. H. Baker & Glass, 1951

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566983

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Geomys bursarius dutcheri

R. H. Baker & Glass, 1951

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

dutcheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566983

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Geomys bursarius ludemani

R. H. Baker & Glass, 1951

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

ludemani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566984

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Geomys bursarius sagittalis

R. H. Baker & Glass, 1951

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

sagittalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566983

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Geomys bursarius terricolus

R. H. Baker & Glass, 1951

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

terricolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566983

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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