Heterogeomys hispidus

(LeConte, 1852)

Hispid Pocket Gopher

Parous adult female. LSUMZ 36763. Formerly Orthogeomys hispidus.
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Location:Mexico, CHP, 12 km by old Hwy 63 NW Ocuilapa, 960 m; 16.891 N, 93.452 W.Date taken:Jan 28, 2010

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5511

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Superfamily : Geomyoidea
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/1779694

Original 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. and Hafner, M.S. 2016. Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys. Journal of Mammalogy 97(2):405-423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001871

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.

Total: 32 names and synonyms.

Saccophorus Quachil

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

quachil

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680057

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Geomys hispidus

(LeConte, 1852)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 133

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779694

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Geomys Quachil

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

quachil

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · nomennudum

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Heterogeomys hispidus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811112

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Trouessart (1897:574, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Trouessart (1904:470, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Heterogeomys torridus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

torridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63629

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca06080f-fe44-4251-b6c2-76889190e502

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811114

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Trouessart (1897:574, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Trouessart (1904:470, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Heterogeomys hispidus chiapensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1929

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

chiapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76737

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3724f4c07-fd45-4963-8fee-3f8021873372

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559379

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Heterogeomys hispidus concavus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1929

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

concavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:81227

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3627aed93-53af-427f-8ca7-a4368785558e

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559376

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Heterogeomys hispidus isthmicus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1929

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

isthmicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78062

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3de9fb4ae-fd05-4d5b-b11f-06686d136de7

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559377

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Heterogeomys hispidus yucatanensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1929

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

yucatanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:100344

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36bbd87d8-4f89-49a1-b947-64be1ba98064

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559378

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Heterogeomys hispidus cayoensis

Burt, 1937

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cayoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 63038

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Spradling, Demastes, Hafner, Milbach, Cervantes & Hafner (2016:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28760)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

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