Desert pocket gopher
| Desert pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Geomys |
| Species: | G. arenarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Geomys arenarius Merriam, 1895 | |
The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hafner, D.J., Timm, R. & Lacher, T. (2008). Geomys arenarius. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 27 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened