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Big pocket gopher

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Big pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species:
H. lanius
Binomial name
Heterogeomys lanius
Elliot, 1905
Synonyms
  • Orthogeomys lanius

The big pocket gopher (Heterogeomys lanius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. It has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba, at elevations of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).[1]

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vázquez, E. (2017). "Heterogeomys lanius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42591A22215417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42591A22215417.en.
  2. ^ "Heterogeomys lanius". 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/gyv185.405-423&rft.date=2016&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyv185&rft.aulast=Spradling&rft.aufirst=T. A.&rft.au=Demastes, J. W.&rft.au=Hafner, D. J.&rft.au=Milbach, P. L.&rft.au=Cervantes, F. A.&rft.au=Hafner, M. S.&rft_id=https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/97/2/405/2459565&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Big pocket gopher" class="Z3988">