Big pocket gopher

The big pocket gopher (Heterogeomys lanius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.^[2] It is endemic to Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. It has only been found on the southeastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba, at elevations of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).^[1]

Big pocket gopher
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Heterogeomys
Species:	H. lanius
Binomial name
Heterogeomys lanius Elliot, 1905
Synonyms
Orthogeomys lanius

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.^[3]