The Darien pocket gopher (Heterogeomys dariensis) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia.[2] Some authors classify it in the genus Orthogeomys, but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus Heterogeomys.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Heterogeomys |
| Species: | H. dariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterogeomys dariensis (Goldman, 1912)
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It includes the Thaeler's pocket gopher (H. d. thaeleri) endemic to Colombia as a subspecies. Previously, this subspecies was considered a separate species.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Samudio, R. (2016). "Heterogeomys dariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T96802987A22215131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T96802987A22215131.en. Retrieved 22 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- ^ a b "Heterogeomys dariensis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.7. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b Spradling, T. A.; Demastes, J. W.; Hafner, D. J.; Milbach, P. L.; Cervantes, F. A.; Hafner, M. S. (2016). "Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus". Journal of Mammalogy. 97 (2): 405–423. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv185.
- ^ Anderson, R.P.; Gómez-Laverde, M.; Samudio, R. & McCarthy, T. (2016). "Heterogeomys dariensis ssp. thaeleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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