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Alcorn's pocket gopher
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Pappogeomys
Species:	P. bulleri
Subspecies:	P. b. alcorni
Trinomial name
	Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni; Russell, 1957
Synonyms
	Pappogeomys 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 pine-oak forest between 910–3,010 m (3,000–10,000 ft) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco, Mexico.

Taxonomy

Previously thought to be its own species (as Pappogeomys alcorni), it has instead been assigned to subspecies level.^[2]

Conservation

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

^ ^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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[iucn-1] 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.

[2] "Pappogeomys bulleri (O. Thomas, 1892)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[3] "Pappogeomys alcorni (Alcorn's pocket gopher)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

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+{{subspeciesbox
-{{Taxobox
-| name = Alcorn's Pocket Gopher
+| name = Alcorn's pocket gopher
 | image =
-| status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
+| status = CR
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| 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>
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| genus = Pappogeomys
-| classis = [[Mammalia]]
+| species = bulleri
+| subspecies = alcorni
-| ordo = [[Rodentia]]
+| authority = [[Dale Alan Russell|Russell]], 1957
-| familia = [[Geomyidae]]
+| synonyms =
-| genus = ''[[Pappogeomys]]''
-| species = '''''P. alcorni'''''
+* ''Pappogeomys alcorni''
+}}
-| binomial = ''Pappogeomys alcorni''
+'''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.
-| binomial_authority = [[Dale Alan Russell|Russell]], 1957
+==Taxonomy==
-| synonyms = }}
+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>
-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]]. They are usually found on mountain slopes and plains (910-3,010 m ) and are reported as causing considerable damage to corn and bean fields and are considered to be a threatened species.<ref>http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pappogeomys_alcorni/</ref>
+==Conservation==
+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>
-==References==
+== References ==
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+{{Reflist}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1765191}}
-* 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:Fauna of Mexico]]
 [[Category:Pappogeomys]]
+[[Category:Endemic mammals of Mexico]]
+[[Category:Natural history of Jalisco]]
+[[Category:Mammals described in 1957]]
+[[Category:Critically endangered animals]]
+[[Category:Critically endangered biota of Mexico]]
+[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
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