Tacoma Pocket Gopher
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Extinct (1970)
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Thomomys mazama tacomensis Taylor, 1919 |
The Tacoma Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis), was a subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher that was restricted to a few isolated populations in the southern Puget Sound area and on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The animal became extinct in 1970.
[edit] References
Yensen (2000). Thomomys mazama ssp. tacomensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.