Big pocket gopher
| Big pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Orthogeomys |
| Species: | O. lanius |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys lanius (Elliot, 1905) | |
The big pocket gopher (Orthogeomys lanius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Orizaba, at an elevation of 1300 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Castro-Arellano, I. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Orthogeomys lanius. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
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