Thomomys mazama

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Western 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 : Thomomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1897-07-15. Descriptions of eight new pocket gophers of the genus Thomomys, from Oregon, California, and Nevada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:213-216.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942344

Original name as described

Thomomys mazama

Other common names

Mazama Pocket Gopher · Puget Sound Pocket Gopher · Tacoma Pocket Gopher

Type material

USNM:MAMM:80502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a8fe55fa-012f-4a78-9a1f-73a4cb6ce60d

Type locality

"Crater Lake, Mt. Mazama, [Klamath County] Oregon," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,WA,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001882

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.

Thomomys helleri

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:9431

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=86ba38bb-6ce2-4a4f-af32-ff040a90391a

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638257

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Thomomys monticola premaxillaris

J. Grinnell, 1914

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

premaxillaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:20242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:20242

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524708

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Thomomys douglasii tacomensis

W. P. Taylor, 1919

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tacomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:231096

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e7ef1e6f-aed0-41f2-8c5c-ab1ec2cd2804

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3335239

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys talpoides couchi

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

couchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:243092

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333a4f188-a435-4c8e-9478-fbef559e7294

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Thomomys talpoides pugetensis

Dalquest & Scheffer, 1942

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pugetensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:272032

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36f3e55b3-1c95-4921-ac25-729ba2c192b3

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633459

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys talpoides glacialis

Dalquest & Scheffer, 1942

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

glacialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:272033

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa6a5fee-83f5-4b7d-99ec-2e21bc84fd2e

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633460

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys talpoides tumuli

Dalquest & Scheffer, 1942

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tumuli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:272034

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ce21eba-be9d-4176-9a8d-ee1dad8394ca

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34633459

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys talpoides louiei

M. C. Gardner, 1950

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

louiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:276436

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3169a56b2-37a8-45e9-b2a1-c653ba502b64

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Thomomys douglasi yelmensis

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

yelmensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:31916 (= USNM:MAMM:A43777)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d8aefbc-ebf4-4540-8e50-5791de74ce53

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308122

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys douglasi oregonus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:56939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe5dc602-c0ec-4634-a13a-aa6df3e23a81

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338937

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys niger

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:69407

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/370177303-32ec-486a-bb33-7e34eb6e4bf3

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338935

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Bailey (1936:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys hesperus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:69825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a4f6b33e-8dba-4c94-9e1e-88ae5d2f8d26

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338936

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Bailey (1936:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys nasicus

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79815

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ecb5aa8-4fe7-4241-946d-1b6d73befe38

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942346

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys mazama

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mazama

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:80502

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a8fe55fa-012f-4a78-9a1f-73a4cb6ce60d

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942344

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:381, 382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21810/115163696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thomomys melanops

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

melanops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90630

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381fd53fd-5fd9-4aab-8ac6-5e6172ec4c4e

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308122

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys monticola helleri

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806179

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys monticola mazama

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mazama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806177

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys monticola nasicus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806180

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:259, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys douglasii oregonus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806175

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Thomomys mazama couchi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

couchi

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama glacialis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

glacialis

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama helleri

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

helleri

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama hesperus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

hesperus

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama louiei

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

louiei

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 (2016:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama mazama

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mazama

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama melanops

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

melanops

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama nasicus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nasicus

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama niger

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

niger

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama oregonus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

oregonus

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama premaxillaris

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

premaxillaris

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama pugetensis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pugetensis

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama tacomensis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tacomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Thomomys mazama tumuli

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

tumuli

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys mazama yelmensis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

yelmensis

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 (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.