Scapanus townsendii

(Bachman, 1839)

Townsend's Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Scalopinae
Tribe : Scalopini
Genus : Scapanus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bachman, J. 1839. Description of several new species of American quadrupeds. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1):57-74.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623028

Original name as described

Scalops Townsendii

Type material

ANSP 450

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

vicinity of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004307

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.

Talpa tæniata

(LeConte, 1853)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

taeniatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 449

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779863

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Scalops Townsendii

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 450

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623028

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Scapanus townsendii olympicus

M. L. Johnson & Yates, 1980

Family

Talpidae

Root name

olympicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PSMNH 22735

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55663896

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scalops aeneus

(Cassin, 1853)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

aeneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:3725

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3532f89b6-32c4-437e-8ee0-89855d2de5d5

Authority page

299

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779835

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus Townsendii

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Bailey (1936:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41475/22322352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scapanus townsendi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

34

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Scapanus townsendii townsendii

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scalops canadensis

(J. Richardson, 1829)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

canadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984457

Authority publication

London

Scalops Townsendi

(Bachman, 1842)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Boston Journal of Natural History

Scapanus Towsendii

A. Pomel, 1848

Family

Talpidae

Root name

towsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa læniata

(LeConte, 1853)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

laeniata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779863

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scalops metallescens

(Cassin, 1854)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

metallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Scapanus townsendii olympicensis

Yates, 1978

Family

Talpidae

Root name

olympicensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_thesis

Authority page

149

Authority publication

Texas Tech University

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