Pappogeomys bulleri

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Buller'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 : Pappogeomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1892-08-01. Diagnosis of a new Mexican Geomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)10(56):196.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658801

Original name as described

Geomys Bulleri

Other common names

Alcorn's Pocket Gopher

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1892.10.7.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25ef3060-7dd9-4c30-9466-977ee41cf060 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d5dbc98-756a-4a0d-91c5-7d84599d7439

Type locality

"Talpa, Mascota, Jalisco [Mexico], 8500 feet."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

includes alcorni

Taxonomy notes citation

Hafner, M. S., Hafner, D.J., Damastes, J.W., Hasty, G.L., Light, J.E. and Sprawling, T.A. 2009. Evolutionary relationships of pocket gophers of the genus Pappogeomys (Rodentia: Geomyidae). Journal of Mammalogy 90: 47-56.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001875

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.

Geomys Bulleri

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.10.7.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/25ef3060-7dd9-4c30-9466-977ee41cf060 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d5dbc98-756a-4a0d-91c5-7d84599d7439

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658801

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pappogeomys bulleri melanurus

Genoways & J. K. Jones, 1969

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:111722

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=948c27bb-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

748

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri infuscus

R. J. Russell, 1968

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

infuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:33451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=9170d351-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

610

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4385251

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys alcorni

R. J. Russell, 1957

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

alcorni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:39806

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=91b8c2ea-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978459

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Pappogeomys bulleri lutulentus

R. J. Russell, 1968

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

lutulentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:92984

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93cf439a-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

612

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4385253

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri burti

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

burti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 81017

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Geomys nelsoni

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33587 (= USNM:MAMM:A45622)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3721c8576-593c-4dbc-b44f-86464aa591ef

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259766

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys albinasus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

albinasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:34138 (= USNM:MAMM:A46215)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c860af3e-cd4c-43ff-8c71-eb8b6630d44e

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811080

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)

Pappogeomys bulleri amecensis

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

amecensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:82189

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce060b6a-a221-4ffe-be1e-6b659f3f62ba

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri flammeus

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

flammeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88117

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bacd2045-f365-4ba0-bf0f-b841d207c12f

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri lagunensis

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

lagunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/338370677-0742-40c6-bfa1-644953a72ee6

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri nayaritensis

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nayaritensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88124

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b4a0782-e2eb-468d-a565-760f67dff0ef

Authority page

94

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pappogeomys bulleri albinasus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

albinasus

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 (2016:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pappogeomys bulleri bulleri

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni

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

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

alcorni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pappogeomys bulleri

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811078

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/92474664/22217245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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