Desert pocket gopher

Desert pocket gopher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species: G. arenarius
Binomial name
Geomys arenarius
Merriam, 1895

The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hafner, D.J.; Timm, R. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Geomys arenarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened


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