Alcorn's pocket gopher
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Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni) is a subspecies of the Buller's pocket gopher that is endemic to montane pine-oak forest between 910–3,010 m (3,000–10,000 ft) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco, Mexico.
| Alcorn's pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Pappogeomys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. b. alcorni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni Russell, 1957 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
Previously thought to be its own species (as Pappogeomys alcorni), it has instead been assigned to subspecies level.[2]
Conservation
It is reputed to damage corn and bean fields and has been persecuted by farmers as a pest. The subspecies is considered to be critically endangered.[1][3]
References
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