Merriam's pocket gopher
| Merriam's pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Cratogeomys |
| Species: | C. merriami |
| Binomial name | |
| Cratogeomys merriami (Thomas, 1893) | |
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| Range of Merriam's Pocket Gopher | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pappogeomys merriami | |
Merriam's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the area of the Valley of Mexico and the Valley of Toluca at elevations from 1800 to 4000 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Cratogeomys merriami. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ↑ Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Geomyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 861. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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