Giant pocket gopher
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| Giant pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 |
| Species: | O. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas, 1893) | |
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| Orthogeomys distribution O. grandis in blue | |
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The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys.[2][3]
It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L. & McCarthy, T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Orthogeomys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T42590A115193029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42590A22214994.en. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Orthogeomys grandis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Giant Pocket Gopher Rodent". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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