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Zygogeomys trichopus Merriam 1895

Description

Zygogeomys trichopus Merriam 1895

Zygogeomys trichopus Merriam 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 8: 196.

Type Locality: Mexico, Michoacan, Nahuatzen, 8,000 -8,500 ft. (2,438 -2,591 m).

Vernacular Names: Michoacan Pocket Gopher.

Distribution: Known only from small areas in the general vicinity of Lago Pátzcuaro, NC Michoacan (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered. Local temporal extirpation documented by Hafner and Barkley (1984).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae, pp. 859-870 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 870, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Geomyidae
Genus
Zygogeomys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Species
trichopus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Zygogeomys trichopus Merriam, 1895 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Hafner, M. S., and L. J. Barkley. 1984. Genetics and natural history of a relictual pocket gopher, Zygogeomys (Rodentia: Geomyidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 474 - 479.