Heterogeomys hispidus
(LeConte, 1852)
Hispid 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 | : Heterogeomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
LeConte, J.L. 1852-12-31. An attempt at a synopsis of the genus Geomys Raf. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(5):157-163.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779694Original name as described
Geomys hispidus
Type material
ANSP 133
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mexico." Modified by C. H. Merriam in 1895 to "near Jalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras
Taxonomy notes
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
Not Evaluated
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