Heterogeomys cherriei

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Cherrie'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 : Heterogeomys
Subgenus : Macrogeomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1893-12-16. Description of a new species of Geomys from Costa Rica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(20):337-338.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897581

Original name as described

Geomys cherriei

Type material

AMNH MO-9067, AMNH MS-10768

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9067 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-10768

Type locality

"Santa Clara, Costa Rica."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Taxonomy notes

includes matagalpae; moved to Heterogeomys from Orthogeomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Spradling, T. A., Demastes, J. W., Hafner, D. J., Milbach, P. L., Cervantes, F. A., & Hafner, M. S. (2016). Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(2), 405-423.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001868

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.

Macrogeomys cherriei carlosensis

(G. G. Goodwin, 1943)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

carlosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-141944

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-141944

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Macrogeomys matagalpae

(J. A. Allen, 1910)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

matagalpae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28964

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28964

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Geomys cherriei

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9067, AMNH MS-10768

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9067 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-10768

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897581

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Macrogeomys costaricensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12911 (= USNM:MAMM:A22551)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/328736724-2f06-4faf-8f69-1ccf8e2cb761

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811123

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Macrogeomys cherriei cherriei

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Macrogeomys cherriei costaricensis

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Orthogeomys cherriei

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

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 (1982:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Orthogeomys matagalpae

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

matagalpae

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 (1982:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Orthogeomys cherriei carlosensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

carlosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys cherriei cherriei

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys cherriei costaricensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Heterogeomys cherriei carlosensis

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

carlosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys cherriei

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96802567/22215515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Heterogeomys cherriei cherriei

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys cherriei costaricensis

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys cherriei matagalpae

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

matagalpae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Macrogeomys cherriei

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811125

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Goodwin (1946:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Orthogeomys cherrei

(M. A. Lawrence, 1993)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cherrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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