Thomomys townsendii

(Bachman, 1839)

Townsend'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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bachman, J. 1839. Additional remarks on the genus Lepus, with corrections of a former paper, and descriptions of other species of quadrupeds found in North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1):75-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623075

Original name as described

Geomys Townsendii

Type material

ANSP 147

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Columbia river." Modified by V. Bailey in 1915 to "probably southern Idaho and very probably near Nampa [Canyon County]," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,ID,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001887

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 Townsendii

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 147

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623075

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Thomomys relictus

J. Grinnell, 1926

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

relictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:35271

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:35271

Authority page

2

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Thomomys townsendii similis

W. B. Davis, 1937

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

similis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:46507

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:46507

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Thomomys townsendii owyhensis

W. B. Davis, 1937

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

owyhensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:67490

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:67490

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Thomomys townsendii elkoensis

W. B. Davis, 1937

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

elkoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:70583

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:70583

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Thomomys townsendii bachmani

W. B. Davis, 1937

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

bachmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:7855

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:7855

Authority page

150

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Thomomys nevadensis atrogriseus

V. O. Bailey, 1914

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

atrogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181196

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3107d7bc2-0151-484d-b84d-5d7e3168955f

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55445049

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Thomomys nevadensis

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:25001 (= USNM:MAMM:A32413)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3882b0e0c-ffc5-4199-84c4-b1f6b19b32dc

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942343

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Thomomys townsendii nevadensis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806173

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys townsendii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806172

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42598/115193369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thomomys townsendii townsendii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806172

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Thomomys townsendi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

townsendi

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)

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