The Darien pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys dariensis'') 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 occurs in

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

and

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

. 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''. It includes the Thaeler's pocket gopher (''H. d. thaeleri'')

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Colombia as a subspecies. Previously, this subspecies was considered a separate species.

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Darien pocket gopher The Darien pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys dariensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia. Some authors classify it in the genus ''Orthogeomys'', but recent research has allowed this and its relat ...

Rodents of Central America Mammals described in 1912 Least concern biota of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Geomyidae-stub