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Geomys bursarius breviceps  Baird, 1855
Taxonomic Serial No.: 900558

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
  Common Name(s): Mer Rouge pocket gopher [English]
  
  Valid Name: Geomys breviceps Baird, 1855
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - subsequent name/combination   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Sulentich, James M., Lawrence R. Williams, and Guy N. Cameron   
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Geomys breviceps   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammalian Species, no. 383   
  Page(s): 1-4   
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  Notes: Available online at http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/   
  Reference for: Geomys bursarius breviceps   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 59, no. 219   
  Page(s): 58982-59028   
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  Reference for: Geomys bursarius breviceps, Mer Rouge pocket gopher [English]   
       

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  Comment: US ESA: No longer a candidate species because more abundant and widespread than previously believed and not subject to the degree of threats to warrant status according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 59, Number 219, Pages 58982 - 59028, November 15, 1994  
 

 

    


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