Thomomys idahoensis Merriam, 1901

James L. Patton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 469-476 : 474

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scientific name

Thomomys idahoensis Merriam, 1901
status

 

Thomomys idahoensis Merriam, 1901 View in CoL . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 14:114.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, Idaho, Clark Co., Birch Creek (10 mi [16 km] S Nicholia [Lemhi Co.], about 6,400 ft. [1940 m]) .

DISTRIBUTION: EC Idaho, adjacent Montana and W Wyoming, and N Utah ( USA).

SYNONYMS: confinus Davis, pygmaeus Merriam.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Thomomys . Thaeler (1972, 1977) revised this species. Formerly included in talpoides by Hall and Kelson (1959:441) and Hall (1981:457, 463; but see Hall, 1981: 1179).

Hall, E. R., and K. R. Kelson. 1959. The mammals of North America. Ronald Press Co., New York, 1: 1 - 546; 2: 547 - 1083 + 79.

Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.

Thaeler, C. S., Jr. 1972. Taxonomic status of the pocket gophers, Thomomys idahoensis and Thomomys pygmaeus (Rodentia, Geomyidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 53: 417 - 428.

Thaeler, C. S., Jr. 1977. Taxonomic status of Thomomys talpoides confinus. Murrelet, 58: 49 - 50.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Geomyidae

Genus

Thomomys