Oaxacan pocket gopher

Oaxacan pocket gopher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Orthogeomys
Species: O. cuniculus
Binomial name
Orthogeomys cuniculus
Elliot, 1905

The Oaxacan pocket gopher (Orthogeomys cuniculus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

References

  1. Castro-Arellano, I. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Orthogeomys cuniculus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 7 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient
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