Big pocket gopher
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Heterogeomys |
| Species: | H. lanius
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterogeomys lanius Elliot, 1905
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The big pocket gopher (Heterogeomys lanius) is a species of
endemic to Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. It has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba, at elevations of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).[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]
References
- ^ a b Vázquez, E. (2017). "Heterogeomys lanius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
- ^ "Heterogeomys lanius". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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