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| name = Alcorn's |
| name = Alcorn's pocket gopher |
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| status = CR |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn|author=Castro-Arellano, I.|author2=Vázquez, E.|author3=Cuarón, A.|author4=Álvarez, S.|name-list-style=amp |year=2016|title=''Pappogeomys bulleri'' ssp. ''alcorni'' |page= e.T16023A101244395 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16023A101244395.en |access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| genus = Pappogeomys |
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| species = bulleri |
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| subspecies = alcorni |
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| familia = [[Geomyidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Pappogeomys]]'' |
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| species = '''''P. alcorni''''' |
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'''Alcorn's pocket gopher''' ('''''Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni''''') is a [[subspecies]] of the [[Buller's pocket gopher]] that is [[endemic]] to montane [[Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests|pine-oak forest]] between {{cvt|910|-|3,010|m|-3}} in the Sierra del Tigre of south [[Jalisco]], Mexico. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The '''Alcorn's Pocket Gopher''' ('''''Pappogeomys alcorni''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the [[Geomyidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry lowland [[grassland]] and [[arable land]]. |
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Previously thought to be its own species (as ''Pappogeomys alcorni''), it has instead been assigned to subspecies level.<ref>{{cite mdd |title=''Pappogeomys bulleri'' (O. Thomas, 1892) |id=1001875 |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref> |
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==Conservation== |
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It is reputed to damage corn and bean fields and has been persecuted by farmers as a pest. The subspecies is considered to be [[critically endangered]].<ref name="iucn"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pappogeomys_alcorni/ |title=Pappogeomys alcorni (Alcorn's pocket gopher) |access-date=2009-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604000421/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pappogeomys_alcorni/ |archive-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* Baillie, J. 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/16023/all Pappogeomys alcorni]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[30 July]] [[2007]]. |
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[[Category:Mammals described in 1957]] |
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[[Category:Critically endangered biota of Mexico]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 20 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Pappogeomys |
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| Subspecies: | P. b. alcorni
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| Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni Russell, 1957
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Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni) is a subspecies of the Buller's pocket gopher that is endemic to montane pine-oak forest between 910–3,010 m (3,000–10,000 ft) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco, Mexico.
Taxonomy
[edit]Previously thought to be its own species (as Pappogeomys alcorni), it has instead been assigned to subspecies level.[2]
Conservation
[edit]It is reputed to damage corn and bean fields and has been persecuted by farmers as a pest. The subspecies is considered to be critically endangered.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Castro-Arellano, I.; Vázquez, E.; Cuarón, A. & Álvarez, S. (2016). "Pappogeomys bulleri ssp. alcorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16023A101244395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16023A101244395.en. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Pappogeomys bulleri (O. Thomas, 1892)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Pappogeomys alcorni (Alcorn's pocket gopher)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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