Hispid pocket gopher

Hispid pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Heterogeomys
Species:	H. hispidus
Binomial name
Heterogeomys hispidus (Le Conte, 1852)
Synonyms
Geomys hispidus Orthogeomys hispidus[2]

The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.^[2] 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]

1. ^ Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L.; Reid, F.; Cuarón, A.D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Orthogeomys hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15549A115127668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15549A22214917.en. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Heterogeomys hispidus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. ^ Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus". Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185.

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