Thomomys bulbivorus

(J. Richardson, 1829)

Camas 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Richardson, J. 1829. Fauna Boreali-Americana. Part first, containing the quadrupeds. John Murray, London, 300 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984730

Original name as described

Diplostoma bulbivorum

Other common names

Camas Rat

Type locality

"banks of the Columbia [River]," Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001879

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.

Thomomys talpoides bulbivorus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulbivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Thomomys bulbivorus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulbivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806170

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42594/22216513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Diplostoma bulbivorum

(J. Richardson, 1829)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bulbivorus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984730

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lesson (1836:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62815145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

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