Goldman's pocket gopher, (Cratogeomys goldmani) is a species of rodent in the pocket gopher family.[1][4][5][6] It is distributed throughout northern Mexico.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced pocket gopher.[6] It is named after Edward Alphonso Goldman, who collected the holotype of this species.[7]
| Goldman's pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Cratogeomys |
| Species: | C. goldmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Cratogeomys goldmani | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pappogeomys goldmani[3] | |
Subspecies edit
There are currently seven identified subspecies of Cratogeomys goldmani:[6]
- C. g. elibatus
- C. g. goldmani
- C. g. maculats
- C. g. peridoneus
- C. g. planifrons
- C. g. rubellus
- C. g. subnubilus
References edit
- ^ a b c Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2016). "Cratogeomys goldmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136647A22216690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136647A22216690.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "ION: Index to Organism Names".
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Cratogeomys goldmani)".
- ^ "Cratogeomys goldmani Merriam 1895 - Encyclopedia of Life".
- ^ "Namebank Record Detail".
- ^ a b c Patton, J. L. (2005). "Family Geomyidae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Grayson, Michael; Watkins, Michael (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.
Further reading edit
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