Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis Merriam 1901

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 859-870 : 868

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scientific name	Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis Merriam 1901
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Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis Merriam 1901 View in CoL

Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis Merriam 1901 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 114.

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

Vernacular Names: Idaho Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis subsp. idahoensis Merriam 1901

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis subsp. confinus Davis 1937

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis subsp. pygmaeus (Merriam 1901)

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

Conservation: IUCN – Lowered Risk (nt) as T. idahoensis and as T. i. confinus.

Discussion: 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).

References

Davis, W. B. 1937. Variations in Townsend pocket gophers. Journal of Mammalogy, 18: 145 - 158.

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.