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Geomys pinetis ssp. goffi
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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RODENTIA
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Family:
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GEOMYIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Geomys pinetis ssp. goffi
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Infra-specific Authority:
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Sherman, 1944
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | GOFF'S SOUTHEASTERN POCKET GOPHER |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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2000
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Assessor/s:
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Hafner, D.J.
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Evaluator/s:
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Hafner, D.J., Yensen, E. & Kirkland, G.L., Jr. (Rodent Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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This subspecies has not been recorded since 1955 and is therefore presumed extinct.
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History:
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| 1996 | - | Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Geomys pinetis goffi was endemic to the Pineda Ridge, bordering the Indian River in Brevard County, Florida.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
United States (Florida)
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Population
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Population:
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The last known colony was recorded in 1955 and since then no further sightings of the species have been documented.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Geomys pinetis goffi was endemic to Pineda Ridge, bordering the Indian River in Brevard County, Florida. Found in habitat described as sand pine scrub, a mixture of scrub and flatwoods, and coastal dune scrub, it was a fossorial animal, spending most of its life in underground burrow systems. Diet consisted of underground vegetation (roots, bulbs, rhizomes), and occasional surface vegetation within easy reach of the burrow entrance.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 8.2 | Desert - Temperate |
| 13.3 | Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Conversion of the only known site of occurrence of this subspecies to human use apparently led to its extinction.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Hafner, D.J., Yensen, E. and Kirkland, Jr., G.L. (compilers and editors) 1998. North American Rodents: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
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