Heterogeomys dariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Castorimorpha

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: Rodentia Subordo: Castorimorpha

Familia: Geomyidae
Subfamilia: Geomyinae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species: Heterogeomys dariensis

Name

Heterogeomys dariensis (Goldman, 1912)

• Holotype: USNM 179587, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by E.A. Goldman on 31 May 1912.
• Type locality: “Cana (altitude 2,000 feet), in the mountains of eastern Panama”.

Combinations

• Macrogeomys dariensis Goldman, 1912: 8 [original combination]
• Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) dariensis: Russell, 1968: 532 [subsequent combination]
• Heterogeomys dariensis: Spradling et al., 2016: 416 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Goldman, E.A. 1912. New mammals from eastern Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(2): 1–18. BHL Reference page. 
• Spradling, T.A., Demastes, J.W., Hafner, D.J., Milbach, P.L., Cervantes, F.A. & Hafner, M.S. 2016. Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus Orthogeomys. Journal of Mammalogy 97(2): 405–423. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyv185 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Darien Pocket Gopher