Underwood's pocket gopher

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
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. underwoodi
Binomial name
Heterogeomys underwoodi (Osgood, 1931)
Synonyms
Macrogeomys underwoodi Orthogeomys underwoodi[2]