Megascapheus connectens
(E. R. Hall, 1936)
New Mexico Pocket Gopher
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Castorimorphi |
| Family | : Geomyidae |
| Subfamily | : Geomyinae |
| Tribe | : Thomomyini |
| Genus | : Megascapheus |
Species status
Authority citation
Hall, E.R. 1936. A new pocket gopher from New Mexico. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 26(7):296-298.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39872505Original name as described
Thomomys bottae connectens
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:66627
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:66627Type locality
"Clawson Dairy, 5 miles north of Albuquerque, 4,943 feet elevation, Bernalillo County, New Mexico", USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(NM)
Taxonomy notes
split from M. bottae, although further research using more integrative taxonomic methods is needed to confirm this taxonomic arrangement
Taxonomy notes citation
Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120. · 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
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