Cherrie's pocket gopher

Cherrie's pocket gopher (Heterogeomys cherriei) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] 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]

Cherrie's pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Heterogeomys
Species:	H. cherriei
Binomial name
Heterogeomys cherriei (J. A. Allen, 1893)
Synonyms
Orthogeomys cherriei Orthogeomys matagalpae

Taxonomy

Traditionally, the species is subdivided into three subspecies:^[4]

• 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:^[3][1][2]

• Heterogeomys cherriei matagalpae J. A. Allen, 1910, geographically isolated subspecies found in Honduras and Nicaragua.