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Cratogeomys

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Castorimorpha
Familia: Geomyidae
Genus: Cratogeomys
Species: C. castanops - C. goldmani - C. fumosus - C. gymnurus - C. merriami - C. neglectus - C. tylorhinus - C. zinseri

Name

Cratogeomys Merriam, 1895

References

* Cratogeomys on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder


Vernacular names

Cratogeomys is a genus of rodent in the Geomyidae family. It was previously considered a subgenus of Pappogeomys.[1]

It contains the following species:

* Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
* Smoky Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus)
* Llano Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys gymnurus)
* Goldman's Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys goldmani)
* Merriam's Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys merriami)
* Querétaro Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys neglectus)
* Naked-nosed Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys tylorhinus)
* Zinser's Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys zinseri)

References

1. ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.

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