Underwood's pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys underwoodi'') 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

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

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. 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 ...

''.

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Underwood's pocket Underwood's pocket Rodents of Central America Mammals described in 1931 Least concern biota of North America Taxa named by Wilfred Hudson Osgood Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Geomyidae-stub