Goldman's pocket gopher
Species of rodent
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Goldman's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys goldmani) is a species of rodent in the pocket gopher family.[1][4][5][6] It is distributed throughout northern Mexico.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellow-faced pocket gopher.[6] It is named after Edward Alphonso Goldman, who collected the holotype of this species.[7]
| Goldman's pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Cratogeomys |
| Species: | C. goldmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Cratogeomys goldmani | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pappogeomys goldmani[3] | |
Subspecies
There are currently seven identified subspecies of Cratogeomys goldmani:[6]
- Cratogeomys goldmani elibatus
- Cratogeomys goldmani goldmani
- Cratogeomys goldmani maculats
- Cratogeomys goldmani peridoneus
- Cratogeomys goldmani planifrons
- Cratogeomys goldmani rubellus
- Cratogeomys goldmani subnubilus
