Cherrie's pocket gopher

Cherrie's pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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

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]

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 matagalpaeJ. 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 e.T96802567A22215515. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T96802567A22215515.en .
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.