Giant pocket gopher
Species of rodent
| Giant pocket gopher | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 |
| Species: | O. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas, 1893) | |
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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
- ^ Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L. & McCarthy, T. (2008). "Orthogeomys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of
- ^ a b c "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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Extant species of family Geomyidae (Pocket gophers)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Suborder: Castorimorpha
- Superfamily: Geomyoidea
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher (C. castanops)
- Oriental Basin pocket gopher (C. fulvescens)
- Smoky pocket gopher (C. fumosus)
- Goldman's pocket gopher (C. goldmani)
- Merriam's pocket gopher (C. merriami)
- Perote pocket gopher (C. perotensis)
- Flat-headed pocket gopher (C. planiceps)
(Eastern pocket gophers)
- Desert pocket gopher (G. arenarius)
- Attwater's pocket gopher (G. attwateri)
- Baird's pocket gopher (G. breviceps)
- Plains pocket gopher (G. bursarius)
- Geomys jugossicularis
- Knox Jones's pocket gopher (G. knoxjonesi)
- G. lutescens
- Texas pocket gopher (G. personatus)
- Southeastern pocket gopher (G. pinetis)
- G. streckeri
- Central Texas pocket gopher (G. texensis)
- Tropical pocket gopher (G. tropicalis)
- Chiriqui pocket gopher (H. cavator)
- Cherrie's pocket gopher (H. cherriei)
- Darien pocket gopher (H. dariensis)
- Variable pocket gopher (H. heterodus)
- Hispid pocket gopher (H. hispidus)
- Big pocket gopher (H. lanius)
- Underwood's pocket gopher (H. underwoodi)
- Giant pocket gopher (O. grandis)
- Buller's pocket gopher (P. bulleri)
(Smooth-toothed
pocket gophers)
| Subgenus Megascapheus |
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| Subgenus Thomomys |
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- Michoacan pocket gopher (Z. trichopus)
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