Cratogeomys
Appearance
Cratogeomys | |
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Cratogeomys castanops | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Geomyidae |
Genus: | Cratogeomys Merriam, 1895 |
Type species | |
Geomys merriami Thomas, 1893
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Cratogeomys is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of Pappogeomys.[1] All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries.
It contains the following seven species:
- Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
- Oriental Basin pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fulvescens)
- Smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus)
- Goldman's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys goldmani)
- Merriam's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys merriami)
- Perote pocket gopher (Cratogeomys perotensis)
- Volcan de Toluca pocket gopher (Cratogeomys planiceps)
References
[edit]- ^ 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. pp. 859–861. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.