Mazama Pocket Gopher

Mazama Pocket Gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Thomomys
Species:	T. mazama
Binomial name
Thomomys mazama Merriam, 1897

The Mazama Pocket Gopher, Thomomys mazama, is a smooth-toothed pocket gopher restricted to the Pacific Northwest. The species ranges from coastal Washington, through Oregon, and into north-central California.

Subspecies

Subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher include:

• †Thomomys mazama tacomensis - the extinct Tacoma Pocket Gopher
• Thomomys mazama louiei - a critically endangered form from southwestern Washington. The population is estimated as less than 250 individuals.
• Thomomys mazama couchi - a vulnerable form in the Puget Sound area.
• Thomomys mazama pugetensis - a vulnerable form in the Puget Sound area.
• Thomomys mazama tumuli - a vulnerable form in the Puget Sound area.
• Thomomys mazama yelmensis - a vulnerable form in the Puget Sound area.

References

1. ^ Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Thomomys mazama. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

• Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.