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Alcorn's pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Pappogeomys
Species:
P. alcorni
Binomial name
Pappogeomys alcorni
Russell, 1957

Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys alcorni) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is montane pine-oak forest (910-3,010 m) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco. It is reputed to damage corn and bean fields and has been persecuted by farmers as a pest. The species is considered to be critically endangered.[2]

References

  1. ^ Castro-Arellano, I.; Vázquez, E.; Cuarón, A. & Álvarez, S. (2008). "Pappogeomys alcorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2009-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)