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.^[2] Some authors classify it in the genus Orthogeomys, but later research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus Heterogeomys.^[3]

Darien pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Heterogeomys
Species:	H. dariensis
Binomial name
Heterogeomys dariensis (Goldman, 1912)
Synonyms
Orthogeomys dariensis Orthogeomys thaeleri

It includes the Thaeler's pocket gopher (H. d. thaeleri), endemic to Colombia as a subspecies. Previously, this subspecies was considered a separate species.^[2][3][4]