Geomys pinetis fontanelus Sherman, 1940
Sherman's pocket gopher
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Geomys fontanelus Sherman, 1940
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1950?
IUCN RedList status: Possibly extinct
Sherman's pocket gopher may be extinct (Hafner et al. 1998)
Distribution
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID:nmnhvz_7145629
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID:nmnhvz_7145628
Media
References
Golley, F. B. (1962). Mammals of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 218 pp.
Hafner, David J., Yensen, Eric and Kirkland, Gordon L., Jr. (Compilers and editors). (1998). North American Rodents. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 171 pp.
Hall, E. R. (1981). The Mammals of North America, second edition. Vols. I & II. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 1181 pp.
Hamilton, W. J. and Whitaker, J. O. (1998). Mammals of the Eastern United States 3rd edition. Cornell University Press.
Morgan, J. (1980). Mammalian status manual, a state by state survey of endangered, threatened, and rare mammals of the United States. Rastham, Massachusetts: Linton Publishing Company, 42pp.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/19144/geomys-pinetis-fontanelus-shermans-pocket