Cherrie's pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys cherriei'') is a species 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 Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family Geomyidae. It is found in

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, and

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. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

. 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 ''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 famil ...

''.

Taxonomy

Traditionally, the species is subdivided into three subspecies: * ''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: * ''Heterogeomys cherriei matagalpae'' J. A. Allen, 1910, geographically isolated subspecies found in Honduras and Nicaragua.

References

Heterogeomys Gopher, Cherrie's pocket Mammals described in 1893 Taxa named by Joel Asaph Allen Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Geomyidae-stub