Cherrie's pocket gopher

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Cherrie's pocket gopher
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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

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "Heterogeomys cherriei". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 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.