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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

1996

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Distribution Of Baird's Pocket Gopher (Geomys Breviceps) In Arkansas; With Additional County Records, Douglas A. Elrod, Gary A. Heidt, Mark R. Ingraham, Earl G. Zimmerman Jan 1996

Distribution Of Baird's Pocket Gopher (Geomys Breviceps) In Arkansas; With Additional County Records, Douglas A. Elrod, Gary A. Heidt, Mark R. Ingraham, Earl G. Zimmerman

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Recently, a population of pocket gophers in the north-central portion of Arkansas was determined to be the plains pocket gopher (Geomys Imrsarius), rather than Baird's pocket gopher (Geomys breviceps). This changed the known range of both species extensively. A detailed examination of the known range of Baird's pocket gophers (G. breviceps) in Arkansas resulted in 12 new county records. Biogeographically, G. breviceps appears to be found in all physiographic regions within the state with the possible exception ofCrowley's ridge. It is most common in the Gulf Coastal Plain and rarest in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The distribution ofG. breviceps is …


Biogeography Of Arkansas Mammals With Notes On Species Of Questionable Status, Gary A. Heidt, Douglas A. Elrod, V. Rick Mcdaniel Jan 1996

Biogeography Of Arkansas Mammals With Notes On Species Of Questionable Status, Gary A. Heidt, Douglas A. Elrod, V. Rick Mcdaniel

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Seventy-one native or re-introduced species of mammals were analyzed with respect to their geographical distributions and relationships to the four broad physiographical regions of Arkansas. Mammalian diversity in the Ozark Mountains, Ouachita Mountains/ Arkansas River Valley, Gulf Coastal Plain, and Mississippi Alluvial Plain/Crowley's Ridge was not area dependent. The majority of mammalian species (44) occurs statewide with the greatest diversity in the interior highland regions. The Ozark Mountains contain the most species endemic to an area. Thirteen species which are of questionable status in Arkansas are discussed. The presence of the plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius), a second species of …


Mail Survey To Determine The Status Of The Black-Tailed Jackrabbit, Ringtail Cat, Long-Tailed Weasel, Badger And Eastern Spotted Skunk In Arkansas, Tommie J. Majors, Daphne C. Brock, Gary A. Heidt Jan 1996

Mail Survey To Determine The Status Of The Black-Tailed Jackrabbit, Ringtail Cat, Long-Tailed Weasel, Badger And Eastern Spotted Skunk In Arkansas, Tommie J. Majors, Daphne C. Brock, Gary A. Heidt

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