''Cratogeomys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 na ...

in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of ''

Pappogeomys Buller's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri'') is a species of gopher that is endemic to Mexico. It is monotypic within the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and ...

''. 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 The yellow-faced pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys castanops'') is a species of pocket gopher that is native to shortgrass prairies in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is the species that lives north of the Southern Coahuila Fi ...

(''Cratogeomys castanops'') *

Oriental Basin pocket gopher The Oriental Basin pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys fulvescens'') is a species of pocket gopher which is endemic to Mexico. It was first described in 1895 by Clinton Hart Merriam. It was considered to be a subspecies of Merriam's pocket gopher ('' ...

(''Cratogeomys fulvescens'') *

Smoky pocket gopher The smoky pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys fumosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico (Querétaro). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics Molecular phy ...

(''Cratogeomys fumosus'') *

Goldman's pocket gopher Goldman's pocket gopher, (''Cratogeomys goldmani'') is a species of rodent in the pocket gopher family. It is distributed throughout northern Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a L ...

(''Cratogeomys goldmani'') *

Merriam's pocket gopher Merriam's pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys merriami'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the area of the Valley of Mexico and the Valley of Toluca at elevations from 1800 to 4000 m. Its fav ...

(''Cratogeomys merriami'') *

Perote pocket gopher The Perote pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys perotensis''), or Cofre de Perote pocket gopher, is a species of pocket gopher in the family Geomyidae. Range Endemic to Mexico, it is found in the mountains from southern Hildalgo south through Puebla ...

(''Cratogeomys perotensis'') *

Volcan de Toluca Pocket Gopher Volcan or Volcán may refer to: Places *Volcán, Panama, town in Panama *Volcán (Jujuy), town in Argentina Other uses *Volcan (mining company), Peruvian mining company *Volcán River, Chile *Volcán Lake, Bolivia People with the surname *Erin V ...

(''Cratogeomys planiceps'')

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam {{Geomyidae-stub