Geomys mobilensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Alabama Pocket Gopher

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Geomyidae
Subfamily : Geomyinae
Tribe : Geomyini
Genus : Geomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1895-01-31. Revision of the pocket gophers, family Geomyidæ, exclusive of the species of Thomomys. North American Fauna 8:1-262.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811050

Original name as described

Geomys tuza mobilensis

Other common names

Mobile Bay Pocket Gopher

Type material

USNM:MAMM:33988 (= USNM:MAMM:A46023)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca0097a0-4cc8-47f0-8377-31307181f986

Type locality

"Mobile Bay, Alabama", USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(FL,GA,AL)

Taxonomy notes

split from G. pinetis

Taxonomy notes citation

Duncan, S. I., McCleery, R. A., Carneiro, C. M., Pynne, J. T., Parsons, E. I., Conner, L. M., ... & Austin, J. D. (2024). Genetic support for discrete conservation units of the fossorial rodent Geomys pinetis. Conservation Genetics, 25(5), 1087-1101. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006913

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 tuza mobilensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mobilensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33988 (= USNM:MAMM:A46023)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca0097a0-4cc8-47f0-8377-31307181f986

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811050

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14560)
  2. Bangs (1898:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20629)
  3. Williams & Genoways (1980:444, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30629)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Geomys pinetis mobilensis

E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1959

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mobilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

453

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall & Kelson (1959:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69357)
  2. Hall (1981:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Geomys mobilensis

S. I. Duncan, McCleery, C. M. Carneiro, Pynne, E. I. Parsons, Conner, Castleberry, Gitzen, & J. D. Austin, 2024

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

mobilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1097

Authority publication

Conservation Genetics

Name usages

  1. Duncan, McCleery, Carneiro, Pynne, Parsons, Conner, Castleberry, Gitzen & Austin (2024:1097) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69501)
  2. Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

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