Geomys

Geomys bursarius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geomyoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Castorimorphi Superfamilia: Geomyoidea

Familia: Geomyidae
Subfamilia: Geomyinae
Tribus: Geomyini
Genus: Geomys
Species (14): G. arenarius – G. attwateri – G. brazensis – G. breviceps – G. bursarius – G. jugossicularis – G. knoxjonesi – G. lutescens – G. mobilensis – G. personatus – G. pinetis – G. streckeri – G. texensis – G. tropicalis

Name

Geomys Rafinesque, 1817: 45

• Type species: Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817, by subsequent designation.

Synonyms

• Ascomys Lichtenstein, 1825
• Diplostoma Rafinesque, 1817
• Mamgeomyscus Herrera, 1899
• Neterogeomys Gazin, 1942
• Parageomys Hibbard, 1944
• Progeomys Dalquest, 1983
• Pseudostoma Say, 1823
• Saccophorus Kuhl, 1820

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1817. Descriptions of seven new genera of North American quadrupeds. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 2(1): 44–46. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sudman, P.D., Wickliffe, J.K., Horner, P., Smolen, M.J., Bickham, J.W. & Bradley, R.D. 2006. Molecular systematics of pocket gophers of the genus Geomys. Journal of Mammalogy 87(4): 668–676. DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-349R2.1 Reference page. 
• Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Segura-Trujillo, C.A. 2025. Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya 16(1): 41–75. DOI: 10.12933/therya-25-6153 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Pocket Gophers