Hispid pocket gopher

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The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.[2] 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.[3]

Hispid pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]

References

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  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.