Darien pocket gopher

The Darien pocket gopher (Heterogeomys dariensis) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia.[2] 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]

Darien pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species:
H. dariensis
Binomial name
Heterogeomys dariensis
(Goldman, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Orthogeomys dariensis
  • Orthogeomys thaeleri

It includes the Thaeler's pocket gopher (H. d. thaeleri) endemic to Colombia as a subspecies. Previously, this subspecies was considered a separate species.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Samudio, R. (2016). "Heterogeomys dariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T96802987A22215131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T96802987A22215131.en. Retrieved 22 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
  2. "Heterogeomys dariensis". 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. Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Samudio, R. & McCarthy, T. (2016). "Heterogeomys dariensis ssp. thaeleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.


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