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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:
Subspecies:
P. b. alcorni
Trinomial name
Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni
Russell, 1957
Synonyms
  • Pappogeomys alcorni

Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni) is a subspecies 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.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Castro-Arellano, I.; Vázquez, E.; Cuarón, A. & Álvarez, S. (2016). "Pappogeomys alcorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2021. 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)