Cratogeomys planiceps
(C. H. Merriam, 1895)
Volcan de Toluca 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/25811099Original name as described
Platygeomys planiceps
Type material
USNM:MAMM:55906
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/352776e01-d0ea-458f-a7e7-6796908af533Type locality
"north slope Volcan Toluca, Mexico."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from C. tylorhinus (now included under C. fumosus)
Taxonomy notes citation
Hafner, M. S., Spradling, T. A., Light, J. E., Hafner, D. J., & Demboski, J. R. (2004). Systematic revision of pocket gophers of the Cratogeomys gymnurus species group. Journal of Mammalogy, 85(6), 1170-1183.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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