Thomomys monticolus

J. A. Allen, 1893

Mountain Pocket Gopher

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Castorimorphi
Superfamily: Geomyoidea
Family: Geomyidae
Subfamily: Geomyinae
Tribe: Thomomyini
Genus: Thomomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1893-04-28. Descriptions of four new species of Thomomys, with remarks on other species of the genus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(5):47-68.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897268

Original name as described

Thomomys monticolus

Other common names

California Mountain Pocket Gopher · Sierra Nevada Pocket Gopher

Type material

CAS:MAM:20782 (= SZC 59)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159918

Type locality

"Mt. Tallac, El Dorado Co., Cal., (altitude, 7500 feet), " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA, NV)

Taxonomy notes

specific epithet spelling changed from -a to -us to match the original spelling since it is treated as a noun in apposition here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001883

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 4 names and synonyms.

Thomomys monticolus

J. A. Allen, 1893

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

monticolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:20782 (= SZC 59)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mt. Tallac, El Dorado Co., Cal.

Type locality

United States: California: El Dorado County, California: 38°54′22″N, 120°5′56″W.

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159918

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897268

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:576, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Thomomys monticola:

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811778

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1899:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
Trouessart (1904:471, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Grinnell (1914:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69094)
Kellogg (1916:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
Howell (1924:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14280)
Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
Grinnell (1933:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Hall & Davis (1935:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69520)
Bailey (1936:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
Orr (1949:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
Russell (1968:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4385149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13316)
Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Patton (1993:475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69021)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)
Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42596/22216069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo (2025:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68853)

Thomomys monticola pinetorum

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

pinetorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:95152

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

United States: California: Siskiyou County, California: 41°18′37″N, 122°18′44″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38f1ba5e0-99b3-43b8-a5f6-98ca0850f079

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811780

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1899:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
Trouessart (1904:471, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Kellogg (1916:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8529)

Thomomys monticola monticola:

A. B. Howell, 1924

Family

Geomyidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Howell (1924:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14280)
Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
Grinnell (1933:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Hall & Davis (1935:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69520)

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