Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama Merriam 1897

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) mazama Merriam 1897
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Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama Merriam 1897 View in CoL

Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama Merriam 1897 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 214.

Type Locality: USA, Oregon, Klamath Co., Anna Creek near Crater Lake, Mt. Mazama, 6,000 ft. (1,829 m).

Vernacular Names: Western Pocket Gopher.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. mazama Merriam 1897

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. couchi Goldman 1939

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. glacialis Dalquest and Scheffer 1942

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. helleri (Elliot 1903)

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. hesperus (Merriam 1901)

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. louiei Gardner 1950

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. melanops (Merriam 1899)

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. nasicus ( Merriam 1897)

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. niger (Merriam 1901)

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. oregonus Merriam 1901

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. premaxillaris Grinnell 1914

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. pugetensis Dalquest and Scheffer 1942

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. tacomensis Taylor 1919

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. tumuli Dalquest and Scheffer 1942

Subspecies Thomomys (Thomomys) mazama subsp. yelmensis Merriam 1899

Distribution: NW Washington through C Oregon to N California ( USA).

Conservation: U.S. ESA and Washington Department of Fish and Game – Candidate; IUCN – Extinct as T. m. tacomensis; Critically Endangered as T. m. louiei; Vulnerable as T. m. couchi, T. m. glacialis, T. m. pugetensis, T. m. tumuli, and T. m. yelmensis; Lower Risk (nt) as T. mazama and as T. m. helleri and T. m. melanops.

Discussion: Subgenus Thomomys . Revised by Johnson and Benson (1960); considered a subspecies of monticola by Bailey (1915) and Hall and Kelson (1959) but geographic sympatry with monticola in N California documented by Thaeler (1968 a). Subspecies listed in Hall (1981:465-467). Reviewed by Verts and Carraway (2000, Mammalian Species No. 641).

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.

Johnson, M. L., and S. B. Benson. 1960. Relationships of the pocket gophers of the Thomomys mazama-talpoides complex in the Pacific Northwest. Murrelet, 41: 17 - 22.

Merriam, C. H. 1897. The generic names Ictis, Arctogale, and Arctogalidia. Science, 5: 302.

Thaeler, C. S., Jr. 1968 a. An analysis of the distribution of pocket gopher species in northeastern California (genus Thomomys). University of California Publications in Zoology, 86: 1 - 46.

Verts, B. J., and L. N. Carraway. 2000. Thomomys mazama. Mammalian Species, 641: 1 - 7.

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Geomyidae

Genus

Thomomys

SubGenus

Thomomys