Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Castorimorpha
Familia: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species: G. arenarius - G. attwateri - G. breviceps - G. bursarius - G. knoxjonesi - G. personatus - G. pinetis - G. texensis - G. tropicalis
Name
Geomys Rafinesque, 1817
[Junior synonyms: Ascomys Lichtenstein, 1825; Diplostoma Rafinesque, 1817; Mamgeomyscus Herrera, 1899; Neterogeomys Gazin, 1942; Parageomys Hibbard, 1944; Progeomys Dalquest, 1983; Pseudostoma Say, 1823; Saccophorus Kuhl, 1820.]
Type species: Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817
References
Geomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
The genus Geomys contains 12 species of pocket gophers[1] often collectively referred to as the eastern pocket gophers. Like all pocket gophers, members of this genus are fossorial herbivores.
Species
Geomys[1]
Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius)
Attwater's pocket gopher (G. attwateri)
Baird's pocket gopher (G. breviceps)
Plains pocket gopher (G. bursarius)
Hall's pocket gopher (G. jugossicularis)
Knox Jones's pocket gopher (G. knoxjonesi)
Sand Hills pocket gopher (G. lutescens)
Texas pocket gopher (G. personatus)
Southeastern pocket gopher (G. pinetis)
Strecker's pocket gopher (G. streckeri)
Central Texas pocket gopher (G. texensis)
Tropical pocket gopher (G. tropicalis)
References
Search results for "Geomys" on the ASM Mammal Diversity Database.
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