Taxonomy Profile: Cratogeomys merriami (Thomas 1893)

Cratogeomys merriami: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pappogeomys merriami
Thomas 1893
Cratogeomys oreocetes
Merriam 1895
Cratogeomys peregrinus
Merriam 1895
Geomys merriami
Thomas 1893
Cratogeomys merriami merriami
Thomas 1893
Cratogeomys merriami saccharalis
Nelson and Goldman 1934
Common Name(s):
Merriam's Pocket Gopher []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cratogeomys merriami: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Castorimorpha
Family : Geomyidae
Pocket Gophers |
Genus : Cratogeomys
Species : Cratogeomys merriami
Merriam's Pocket Gopher |
Cratogeomys merriami Direct Children(s):
Cratogeomys merriami: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cratogeomys merriami
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hafner, Mark S., Jessica E. Light, David Hafner, Sara Brant, Theresa Spradling, and James Demastes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-12-01 / 2005-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Cryptic species in the Mexican pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 86, no. 6
Page(s):
1095-1108
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-2372
Notes:
doi: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-064R1.1
Reference for:
Cratogeomys merriami
Cratogeomys merriami: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Cratogeomys merriami: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as Pappogeomys merriami
Comment:
Comments: Included in the castanops species-group by Russell (1968b) and close phyletic relationship to castanops and goldmani confirmed by mitochondrial DNA analyses (DeWalt et al., 1993a; Demastes et al., 2002). Polytypic; subspecies reviewed by Russell (1968b)