Goldman's Pocket Gopher
Encyclopedia
Goldman's Pocket Gopher, (Cratogeomys goldmani) is a species
of rodent
in the pocket gopher
family. It is distributed throughout northern Mexico
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the pocket gopher
Pocket gopher
The pocket gophers are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. These are the "true" gophers, though several ground squirrels of the family Sciuridae are often called gophers as well...
family. It is distributed throughout northern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Subspecies
There are currently seven identified subspecies of Cratogeomys goldmani:- C. g. elibatus
- C. g. goldmani
- C. g. maculats
- C. g. peridoneus
- C. g. planifrons
- C. g. rubellus
- C. g. subnubilus