Taxonomy Profile: Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas 1893)

Orthogeomys grandis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Giant Pocket Gopher []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Orthogeomys grandis: 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 : Orthogeomys
Giant Pocket Gophers |
Species : Orthogeomys grandis
Giant Pocket Gopher |
Orthogeomys grandis Direct Children(s):
Orthogeomys grandis alleni
(Nelson and Goldman 1930)
Orthogeomys grandis annexus
(Nelson and Goldman 1933)
Orthogeomys grandis felipensis
(Nelson and Goldman 1930)
Orthogeomys grandis guerrerensis
(Nelson and Goldman 1930)
Orthogeomys grandis pluto
(Lawrence 1933)
Orthogeomys grandis vulcani
(Nelson and Goldman 1931)
Orthogeomys grandis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
James L. Patton
Notes:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Reference for:
Orthogeomys grandis
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Orthogeomys grandis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Orthogeomys grandis
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:
Orthogeomys grandis
Orthogeomys grandis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Orthogeomys grandis: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Orthogeomys. Burt and Stirton (1961) and Hall (1981) included pygacanthus in grandis; Russell (1968a) considered it a distinct species