Megascapheus fulvus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Geomyidae
Subfamilia: Geomyinae
Tribus: Thomomyini
Genus: Megascapheus
Species: Megascapheus fulvus
Name
[edit]Megascapheus fulvus (Woodhouse, 1853)
- Holotype: USNM 2674, mounted skin, collected by S.W. Woodhouse.
- Type locality: “San Francisco Mountain, Coconino County, Ariz.”.
Combinations
[edit]- Geomys fulvus Woodhouse, 1853: 201 [original combination]
- Thomomys fulvus: Murray, 1866: 357 [subsequent combination]
- Megascapheus fulvus: Álvarez-Castañeda & Segura-Trujillo, 2025: 59 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Woodhouse, S.W. 1853. Description of a new species of pouched rat of the genus Geomys, Raf. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(6): 201–202. BHL
- 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
[edit]- English: Fulvus Pocket Gopher