Smoky pocket gopher

Smoky pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Cratogeomys
Species:
C. fumosus
Binomial name
Cratogeomys fumosus
(Merriam, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pappogeomys fumosus (Merriam, 1892)
  • Cratogeomys neglectus (Merriam, 1902)
  • Cratogeomys tylorhinus (Merriam, 1895)
  • Cratogeomys zinseri (Goldman, 1939)

The smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in Mexico, in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico, and the Mexican Federal District.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Molecular phylogenetics has revealed that this species also includes the animals formerly separated as C. gymnurus, C. neglectus, C. tylorhinus and C. zinseri.[2]

Four subspecies are recognized:[1][3]

  • C. f. fumosus Merriam, 1892
  • C. f. angustirostris Merriam, 1903
  • C. f. imparilis Goldman 1939
  • C. f. tylorhinus Merriam, 1895
  1. ^ a b c Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2016). "Cratogeomys fumosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16026A22216828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16026A22216828.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hafner, Mark S.; Spradling, Theresa A.; Light, Jessica E.; Hafner, David J.; Demboski, John R. (21 December 2004). "Systematic Revision of Pocket Gophers of the Cratogeomys gymnurus Species Group". Journal of Mammalogy. 85 (6): 1170–1183. doi:10.1644/BER-122.1.
  3. ^ Hafner, Mark (July 2016). Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 6. Lynx Edicions.