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--> FAMILY Geomyidae
--> GENUS Orthogeomys
--> SUBGENUS Heterogeomys
SPECIES Orthogeomys (Heterogeomys) hispidus
| Author: | Le Conte, 1852. | | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, 6: 158. | | Common Name: | Hispid Pocket Gopher. | | Type Locality: | Mexico (restricted to Veracruz, near Jalapa, by Merriam, 1895a). | | Distribution: | Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and NW Honduras, to S Tamaulipas (Mexico). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Heterogeomys. May include lanius (see Hall, 1981:511-512). Revised by Nelson and Goldman (1929). |
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