The Chiriqui pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys cavator'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Costa Rica and

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. Some authors classify it in the genus ''

Orthogeomys The giant pocket gopher (''Orthogeomys grandis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus ''Orthogeomys''; some zoologists also include in ...

'', but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus ''

Heterogeomys ''Heterogeomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae, found in Mexico, Central America and Colombia. ''Heterogeomys'' are a small genus of rodents commonly known as pocket gophers, though the term applies to all genera within the fami ...

''.

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Heterogeomys Gopher, Chiriqui pocket Mammals described in 1902 Least concern biota of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Geomyidae-stub