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Attwater's pocket gopher

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Attwater's pocket gopher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species:
G. attwateri
Binomial name
Geomys attwateri
Merriam, 1895
Synonyms

Geomys bursarius attwateri

Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend in the southcentral United States.

This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Geomys attwateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136380A22217970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136380A22217970.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801895333.