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SPECIES Thomomys (Thomomys) idahoensis
Author: | Merriam, 1901. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 114. | Common Name: | Idaho Pocket Gopher. | Type Locality: | USA, Idaho, Clark Co., Birch Creek (10 mi [16 km] S Nicholia [Lemhi Co.], about 6,400 ft. [1940 m]). | Distribution: | EC Idaho, adjacent Montana and W Wyoming, and N Utah (USA). | Status: | IUCN – Lowered Risk (nt) as T. idahoensis and as T. i. confinus. | Comments: | Subgenus Thomomys. Thaeler (1972, 1977) revised this species. Formerly included in talpoides by Hall and Kelson (1959:441) and Hall (1981:457, 463; but see Hall, 1981:1179). |
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