Big pocket gopher
| Big pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Orthogeomys |
| Species: | O. lanius |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys lanius (Elliot, 1905) | |
The big pocket gopher (Orthogeomys lanius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.
It is endemic to Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. It has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba, at elevations of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).[1]
References
- ^ a b Castro-Arellano, I. & Vázquez, E. (2008). "Orthogeomys lanius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
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