Attwater's pocket gopher
Species of rodent
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Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend in the southcentral United States.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Geomys |
| Species: | G. attwateri |
| Binomial name | |
| Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geomys bursarius attwateri | |
This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.[2]
