Smoky pocket gopher
The smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico (Querétaro). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics has revealed that this species also includes the animals formerly separated as C. gymnurus, C. neglectus, C. tylorhinus and C. zinseri.[1]
Smoky pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Geomyidae |
Genus: | Cratogeomys |
Species: | C. fumosus |
Binomial name | |
Cratogeomys fumosus (Merriam, 1892) | |
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Sources
- Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2016). "Cratogeomys fumosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16026A22216828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16026A22216828.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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