Orthogeomys grandis

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Giant Pocket Gopher

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Geomyidae
Subfamily : Geomyinae
Tribe : Geomyini
Genus : Orthogeomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1893-10-01. On some of the larger species of Geomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(70):269-273.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344042

Original name as described

Geomys grandis

Other common names

Oaxacan Pocket Gopher

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1865.5.18.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45eb9125-020b-41e9-8ce9-35cb53fe3af5

Type locality

"Dueñas, [Sacatépequez Province], Guatemala."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras

Taxonomy notes

includes cuniculus

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/1001874

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.

Orthogeomys grandis carbo

G. G. Goodwin, 1956

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

carbo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-165988

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-165988

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63293768

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Geomys grandis

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1865.5.18.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45eb9125-020b-41e9-8ce9-35cb53fe3af5

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344042

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Geomys scalops

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.1.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242803

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Orthogeomys grandis huixtlae

Villa-Ramírez, 1944

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

huixtlae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 221

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis alvarezi

Schaldach, 1966

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

alvarezi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 8496

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

292

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys cuniculus

D. G. Elliot, 1905

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

cuniculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:14052

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=40d1c388-ff6f-4e66-be9d-6d01fe8598ca

Authority page

234

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265704

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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/15546/22215261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Orthogeomys grandis pluto

B. Lawrence, 1933

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pluto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29040

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29040

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis engelhardi

Felten, 1957

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

engelhardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:13131

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

151-152

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys pygacanthus

Dickey, 1928

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pygacanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 10803 (= Dickey collection 10803)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-10803

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645430

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:379, 380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Orthogeomys grandis guerrerensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

guerrerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:126536

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3544446e1-1118-462e-8bf9-545122f79f2e

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys latifrons

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:61239

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/356141cc8-a705-411c-800c-6078e80032a1

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811109

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Orthogeomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:66751

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37d257fbb-9d0a-49ed-a849-c4b36ad4dc3b

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811107

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Orthogeomys grandis felipensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

felipensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:67030

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a5bb1fd-543e-4d23-a9cf-2fad4879bded

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis alleni

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1930

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:70586

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d40dac03-62a2-4088-879d-1ee05e26079c

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis annexus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1933

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

annexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:75949

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30dc72a7e-0a43-447a-a979-c4896b71e9bc

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560929

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis vulcani

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

vulcani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76745

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/376bbdbbb-26ab-4abc-bb9b-ecd3bc3bc260

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34807397

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys pygacanthis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pygacanthis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Orthogeomys grandis grandis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis latifrons

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis nelsoni

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis pygacanthus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pygacanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis scalops

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Orthogeomys grandis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811106

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42590/115193029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Orthogeomys scalops

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811105

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Orthogeomys grandis soconuscensis

Villa-Ramírez, 1949

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

soconuscensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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