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Big pocket gopher

Big pocket gopher

Species of rodent

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Vázquez, E. (2017). "Heterogeomys lanius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
  2. [2]
    "Heterogeomys lanius". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. [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.


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