''Cratogeomys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of ''
Pappogeomys
Buller's pocket gopher (''Pappogeomys bulleri'') is a species of gopher that is endemic to Mexico. Taxonomy
It is monotypic within the genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in ...
''.
All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries.
It contains the following seven species:
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Yellow-faced pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys castanops'')
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Oriental Basin pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys fulvescens'')
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Smoky pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys fumosus'')
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Goldman's pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys goldmani'')
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Merriam's pocket gopher
Merriam's pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys merriami'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the area of the Valley of Mexico and the Toluca Valley, Valley of Toluca at elevations from ...
(''Cratogeomys merriami'')
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Perote pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys perotensis'')
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Volcan de Toluca pocket gopher (''Cratogeomys planiceps'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam
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