Thomomys bottae
(Eydoux & P. Gervais, 1836)
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Castorimorphi |
| Family | : Geomyidae |
| Subfamily | : Geomyinae |
| Tribe | : Thomomyini |
| Genus | : Thomomys |
| Subgenus | : Megascapheus |
Species status
Authority citation
Eydoux, J.F.T. and Gervais, P. 1836. Sur le genre _Pæphagomys_ et quelques autres rongeurs qui l'avoisinent. Magasin de zoologie 6:17-24.
Original name as described
Oryctomys (Saccophorus) Bottae
Other common names
Valley Pocket Gopher
Type locality
"coast of California." Restricted by S. F. Baird in 1855 to "Monterey and San Francisco" (Monterey Co., California, USA).
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States · Mexico
Subregion distribution
USA(UT,NM,OR,AZ,NV,CA,CO,TX)
Taxonomy notes
recent authorities have suggested that four populations in Texas and surrounding regions represent distinct species (baileyi, connectens, ruidosae, and fulvus), although these may warrant species status, they are not recognized here pending a revision of the species across the entirety of it's distribution
Taxonomy notes citation
Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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