Orthogeomys lanius Elliot, 1905
Big pocket gopher
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1904
Rediscovered in 2014 or before
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Veracruz, Mexico
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Elliot, D. G. (1905). Descriptions of apparently new species and subspecies of mammals from Mexico and San Domingo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 18: 233-236.
Other references:
Ceballos, G. and Oliva, G. (2005). Los mamíferos silvestres de México. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad and Fondo de Cultura Económica, México.
Hafner, Mark S. et al. (2014). Rediscovery of the pocket gopher Orthogeomys lanius (Rodentia: Geomyidae) in Veracruz, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 95(4): 792-802. [Abstract]
Patton, J. L. (2005). Family Geomyidae. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 859-871. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.
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