''Cratogeomys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), 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 roden ...
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 ''Pappogeomys''.
It includes the Alcorn's pocket gopher
Alcorn's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni' ...
''.
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:
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Yellow-faced pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys castanops'')
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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 (''C ...
(''Cratogeomys fulvescens'')
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Smoky pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys fumosus'')
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Goldman's pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys goldmani'')
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Merriam's pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys merriami'')
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Perote pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys perotensis'')
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Volcan de Toluca Pocket Gopher (''Cratogeomys planiceps'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam
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