Cratogeomys fulvescens
C. H. Merriam, 1895
Oriental Basin Pocket Gopher
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Castorimorphi |
| Family | : Geomyidae |
| Subfamily | : Geomyinae |
| Tribe | : Geomyini |
| Genus | : Cratogeomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1895-01-31. Revision of the pocket gophers, family Geomyidæ, exclusive of the species of Thomomys. North American Fauna 8:1-262.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811092Original name as described
Cratogeomys fulvescens
Other common names
Fulvous Pocket Gopher
Type material
USNM:MAMM:58168
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e6c4e1f-2e50-4bc3-b9a9-2bb7dee82215Type locality
"Chalchicomula [= Ciudad Serdán], State of Puebla, Mexico."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split form C. merriami
Taxonomy notes citation
Hafner, M. S., Light, J. E., Hafner, D. J., Brant, S. V., Spradling, T. A., & Demastes, J. W. (2005). Cryptic species in the Mexican pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami. Journal of Mammalogy, 86(6), 1095-1108.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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