Cherrie's pocket gopher

Cherrie's pocket gopher (Heterogeomys cherriei) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] 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]

Cherrie's pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species:
H. cherriei
Binomial name
Heterogeomys cherriei
(J. A. Allen, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Orthogeomys cherriei
  • Orthogeomys matagalpae

Taxonomy

Traditionally, the species is subdivided into three subspecies:[4]

  • Orthogeomys cherriei carlosensis (Goodwin, 1934)
  • Orthogeomys cherriei cherriei (J. A. Allen, 1893)
  • Orthogeomys cherriei costaricensis (Merriam, 1895)

Recent study has allowed the identification of a fourth subspecies, previously considered as a separate species:[3][1][2]

  • Heterogeomys cherriei matagalpae J. A. Allen, 1910, geographically isolated subspecies found in Honduras and Nicaragua.

References
  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Heterogeomys cherriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Heterogeomys cherriei". 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.
  4. "Orthogeomys cherriei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2021.


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