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/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., & 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001871

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Heterogeomys hispidus negatus

G. G. Goodwin, 1953

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

negatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-147995

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-147995

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63231908

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Heterogeomys hispidus latirostris

E. R. Hall & Álvarez Solórzano, 1961

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:82968

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=936fa266-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Anales de la Escuela Nacional de las Ciencias Biológicas

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys hondurensis

W. B. Davis, 1966

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hondurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:12570

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34562861

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys hispidus teapensis

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

teapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:100035

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37252d17c-45ec-4a33-901e-e74c2e7534c7

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39699574

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

Merriam (1895:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Heterogeomys hispidus tehuantepecus

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tehuantepecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73434

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b1f180ad-6776-4a43-b69c-0d8d523356db

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39699573

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys hispidus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hispidus

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)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15549/115127668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Orthogeomys hispidus cayoensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cayoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus chiapensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

chiapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus concavus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

concavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus hispidus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus hondurensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hondurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus isthmicus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

isthmicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus latirostris

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus negatus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

negatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus teapensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

teapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus tehuantepecus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tehuantepecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus torridus

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

torridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Orthogeomys hispidus yucantanensis

(J. L. Patton, 2005)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

yucantanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

865

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005:865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Heterogeomys hispidus hispidus

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hispidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys hispidus hondurensis

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hondurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heterogeomys hispidus torridus

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

torridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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

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. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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