Hispid pocket gopher

Hispid pocket gopher
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species:
H. hispidus
Binomial name
Heterogeomys hispidus
(Le Conte, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Geomys hispidus
  • Orthogeomys hispidus

The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Some authors classify it in the genus Orthogeomys, but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus Heterogeomys.

References

  1. ^ Vázquez, E. (2017). "Orthogeomys hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Heterogeomys hispidus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus". Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185.


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