Underwood's pocket gopher
Species of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Underwood's pocket gopher (Heterogeomys underwoodi) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.[2] 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]
| Underwood's pocket gopher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Heterogeomys |
| Species: | H. underwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterogeomys underwoodi (Osgood, 1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.