Big pocket gopher

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

The big pocket gopher (Heterogeomys lanius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. 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).

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.

References

  1. 1 2 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.