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Orthogeomys

Description

Orthogeomys is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae, found in Mexico, Central America and Colombia. Orthogeomys are a small genus of rodents commonly known as pocket gophers, though the term applies to all genera within the family Geomyidae. The name pocket gopher was earned for this family because of their fur lined cheek pouches that can be used for carrying food. These pouches can also be turned inside out. Species of Orthogeomys are regarded as pests, one of less than 5% of rodent species classified as pests, and the history of man's attempts to control their populations reaches back into Mayan times. Despite some efforts to the contrary, populations of Orthogeomys seem to be on a general upwards trend. Furthermore, all of the species of Orthogeomys are considered to be of Least Concern in the World Status Key.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2439401https://www.gbif.org/species/2439401
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41660https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41660
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Orthogeomys
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
orderRodentia
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusOrthogeomysMerriam 1895
Scientific NameOrthogeomys Merriam, 1895
Name Published InN. Am. Fauna vol.8 p.23, 26, 172
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Orthogeomysgenusbelongs to Geomyidaestated without evidenceMerriam, 1895
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
Extant Size (PBDB)3 (60%)
First Recorded Appearance4.90 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Geomyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals.
Common Name(s) Giant Pocket Gophers
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogeomys

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Geomys propinetis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
64.90 Ma
Pliocene
1.80 Ma
Pleistocene
Heterogeomys onerosus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Orthogeomys cavator
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys cherriei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys cuniculus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys dariensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys grandis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Orthogeomys heterodus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys hispidus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Orthogeomys lanius
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys matagalpae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys thaeleri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Orthogeomys underwoodi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Heterogeomys Merriam, 1895GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Heterogeomys
Macrogeomys Merriam, 1895GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Macrogeomys

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1895Heterogeomys Merriam
1895Orthogeomys Merriam
1980Heterogeomys Kurten and Anderson p. 229
1997Heterogeomys McKenna and Bell
2001Orthogeomys Ruez, Jr.

References

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442
McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640
Ruez, Jr. D. R. (2001) Early Irvingtonian (latest Pliocene) rodents from Inglis 1C, Citrus County, Florida, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 1, 153-171
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Merriam, C. Hart, 1895: Monographic revision of the pocket gophers Family Geomyidae (Exclusive of the species of Thomomys). North American Fauna, no. 8. 258. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
North Amer. Fauna, No. 8 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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