Smoky pocket gopher

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Smoky pocket gopher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Cratogeomys
Species:
C. fumosus
Binomial name
Cratogeomys fumosus
(Merriam, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pappogeomys fumosus (Merriam, 1892)
  • Cratogeomys neglectus (Merriam, 1902)
  • Cratogeomys tylorhinus (Merriam, 1895)
  • Cratogeomys zinseri (Goldman, 1939)

The smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) is a species of

Mexican Federal District.[1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics has revealed that this species also includes the animals formerly separated as C. gymnurus, C. neglectus, C. tylorhinus and C. zinseri.[2]

Four subspecies are recognized:[1][3]

  • C. f. fumosus Merriam, 1892
  • C. f. angustirostris Merriam, 1903
  • C. f. imparilis
    Goldman
    1939
  • C. f. tylorhinus Merriam, 1895

Sources

  1. ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. . Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ Hafner, Mark (July 2016). Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 6. Lynx Edicions.