Giant pocket gopher

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Giant pocket gopher
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895
Species:	O. grandis
Binomial name
*Orthogeomys grandis* (Thomas, 1893)
Synonyms
Orthogeomys cuniculus Elliot, 1905^[2]

The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher,^[2] is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys.^[2]^[3]

It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight.^[4]

References

^ Vázquez, E.; Emmons, L. & McCarthy, T. (2008). "Orthogeomys grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of
^ ^a ^b ^c "Orthogeomys grandis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus". Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185.
^ "Giant Pocket Gopher Rodent". Retrieved 26 May 2019.

Extant species of family Geomyidae (Pocket gophers)

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha
Superfamily: Geomyoidea

Cratogeomys

Geomys
(Eastern pocket gophers)

Heterogeomys

Orthogeomys

Giant pocket gopher (O. grandis)

Pappogeomys

Buller's pocket gopher (P. bulleri)

Thomomys
(Smooth-toothed
pocket gophers)

Subgenus Megascapheus	Thomomys atrovarius Botta's pocket gopher (T. bottae) Camas pocket gopher (T. bulbivorus) Thomomys nayarensis Thomomys sheldoni Townsend's pocket gopher (T. townsendii) Southern pocket gopher (T. umbrinus)
Subgenus Thomomys	Wyoming pocket gopher (T. clusius) Idaho pocket gopher (T. idahoensis) Mazama pocket gopher (T. mazama) Mountain pocket gopher (T. monticola) Northern pocket gopher (T. talpoides)

Zygogeomys

Michoacan pocket gopher (Z. trichopus)

Category

Castorimorpha

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia

†Migmacastor

†Agnotocastorinae

†Agnotocastorini	Agnotocastor Neatocastor
†Anchitheriomyini	Anchitheriomys Oligotheriomys Propalaeocastor

†Palaeocastorinae

†Euhapsini	Euhapsis Fossorcastor

†Castoroidinae

Priusaulax

†Castoroidini	Castoroides Dipoides Monosaulax Procastoroides Prodipoides
†Nothodipoidini	Eucastor Microdipoides Nothodipoides
†Trogontheriini	Asiacastor Boreofiber Euroxenomys Trogontherium Youngofiber

Castorinae

†Eutypomyidae

†Rhizospalacidae

Rhizospalax

Geomorpha

†Eomyidae

Simiacritomys Symplokeomys
†Apeomyinae	Apeomyoides Apeomys Arikareeomys Megapeomys Zophoapheomys
†Eomyinae	Adjidaumo Aguafriamys Asianeomys Aulolithomys Centimanomys Comancheomys Cristadjidaumo Cupressimus Eomyodon Eomyops Eomys Estramomys Japaneomys Kansasimys Keramidomys Leptodontomys Ligerimys Metadjidaumo Metanoiamys Meteomys Montanamus Namatomys Neoadjidaumo Orelladjidaumo Paradjidaumo Paranamatomys Pentabuneomys Protadjidaumo Pseudotheridomys Rhodanomys Ritteneria Ronquillomys Viejadjidaumo
†Yoderimyinae	Litoyoderimys Yoderimys Zaisaneomys Zemiodontomys

Geomyoidea

†Griphomys
†Meliakrouniomys

†Florentiamyidae

†Heliscomyidae

Heteromyidae

Dipodomyinae	†Aurimys Dipodomys Microdipodops
Heteromyinae	†Diprionomys Heteromys †Metaliomys
Perognathinae	Chaetodipus Perognathus

Geomyidae

†Entoptychinae	Entoptychus Gregorymys Pleurolicus Ziamys
Geomyinae	Cratogeomys Geomys Heterogeomys Orthogeomys Pappogeomys Thomomys Zygogeomys

Taxon identifiers
Orthogeomys	Wikidata: Q912096 Wikispecies: Orthogeomys ADW: Orthogeomys BOLD: 3164 CoL: 63H65 EoL: 15605 GBIF: 2439401 iNaturalist: 44040 IRMNG: 1090864 ITIS: 625199 MSW: 12800095 NCBI: 35661 Open Tree of Life: 791950 Paleobiology Database: 41660
Orthogeomys grandis	Wikidata: Q597103 Wikispecies: Orthogeomys grandis ADW: Orthogeomys_grandis BOLD: 28547 EoL: 129583 GBIF: 2439402 iNaturalist: 44047 IRMNG: 11226067 ITIS: 625207 IUCN: 42590 MDD: 1001874 MSW: 12800109 NCBI: 249182 Observation.org: 86116 Open Tree of Life: 372804 Paleobiology Database: 49447 Xeno-canto: Orthogeomys-grandis
Geomys grandis	Wikidata: Q109647296 GBIF: 9453922

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