Cherrie's pocket gopher

Cherrie's pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Heterogeomys
Species:
H. cherriei
Binomial name
Heterogeomys cherriei
(J. A. Allen, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Orthogeomys cherriei
  • Orthogeomys matagalpae

Cherrie's pocket gopher (Heterogeomys cherriei) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Some authors classify it in the genus Orthogeomys, but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus Heterogeomys.[3]

Taxonomy

Traditionally, the species is subdivided into three subspecies:[4]

  • Orthogeomys cherriei carlosensis (Goodwin, 1934)
  • Orthogeomys cherriei cherriei (J. A. Allen, 1893)
  • Orthogeomys cherriei costaricensis (Merriam, 1895)

Recent study has allowed the identification of a fourth subspecies, previously considered as a separate species:[3][1][2]

  • Heterogeomys cherriei matagalpae J. A. Allen, 1910, geographically isolated subspecies found in Honduras and Nicaragua.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cassola, F. (2016). "Heterogeomys cherriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Heterogeomys cherriei". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus". Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185.
  4. ^ "Orthogeomys cherriei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2021.


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