Cratogeomys perotensis
C. H. Merriam, 1895
Cofre de Perote 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/25811085Original name as described
Cratogeomys perotensis
Type material
USNM:MAMM:54299
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f3000afb-59f3-424f-9036-72160f0a7378Type locality
"Cofre de Perote, Vera Cruz, Mexico (altitude 9,500 feet)."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from 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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