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Cratogeomys

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Cratogeomys is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of Pappogeomys. All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilyGeomyidae
Observations recorded8,553

Gofferowiec (Cratogeomys) – rodzaj ssaka z rodziny gofferowatych (Geomyidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
70
Family
Geomyidae
Collections
UAZ
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Geomyidae
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Cratogeomys castanops.jpg
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Commons category
Cratogeomys
topic's main category
Category:Cratogeomys
taxon name
Cratogeomys
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
Кратогеомыс
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Cratogeomys is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of Pappogeomys. All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries.

It contains the following seven species: Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) Oriental Basin pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fulvescens) Smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) Goldman's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys goldmani) Merriam's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys merriami) Perote pocket gopher (Cratogeomys perotensis) Volcan de Toluca pocket gopher (Cratogeomys planiceps)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cratogeomys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.