Giant pocket gopher
| Giant 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: | Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 |
| Species: | O. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas, 1893)
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The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher,Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys.[2][3]
It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight.[4]
References
- ^ Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L. & McCarthy, T. (2008). "Orthogeomys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of
- ^ a b c "Orthogeomys grandis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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- ^ "Giant Pocket Gopher Rodent". Retrieved 26 May 2019.