Cherrie's pocket gopher

Cherrie's pocket gopher (Orthogeomys cherriei) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Cherrie's pocket gopher

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Orthogeomys
Species:
O. cherriei
Binomial name
Orthogeomys cherriei
(J. A. Allen, 1893)

References

  1. Timm, R. & Woodman, N. (2008). "Orthogeomys cherriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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