Michoacan Pocket Gopher

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Michoacan Pocket Gopher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Zygogeomys
Species: Z. trichopus
Binomial name
Zygogeomys trichopus
Merriam, 1895

The Michoacan Pocket Gopher (Zygogeomys trichopus) is a species of rodent in the Geomyidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Zygogeomys. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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