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Thomomys talpoides (northern pocket gopher)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Cricetus talpoides was named by Richardson (1828). It is extant.

It was recombined as Thomomys talpoides by Hay (1902), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Morgan and Rinehart (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. leucodon, T. taloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Cricetus talpoides Richardson
1902Thomomys talpoides Hay p. 731
1980Thomomys talpoides Kurten and Anderson p. 225
2007Thomomys talpoides Morgan and Rinehart p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusThomomysWied-Neuwied 1839
speciestalpoides(Richardson 1828)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Thomomys talpoides Richardson 1828 [northern pocket gopher]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 11:11:47
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:58:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Stein 2000, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Canada (Saskatchewan) Thomomys talpoides (20563)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Thomomys talpoides (20312 20313 20316)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Thomomys talpoides (20163 20306)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Thomomys talpoides (93251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Thomomys talpoides (79655)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Thomomys talpoides (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Utah) Thomomys talpoides (20641)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Saskatchewan) Thomomys talpoides (20635)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Thomomys talpoides (20615)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Thomomys talpoides (74145)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Thomomys talpoides (162132)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Thomomys talpoides (74954)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Thomomys talpoides (162133)