Idaho pocket gopher
Idaho pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Geomyidae |
Genus: | Thomomys |
Species: | T. idahoensis
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Binomial name | |
Thomomys idahoensis Merriam, 1901
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The Idaho pocket gopher (Thomomys idahoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.
It is endemic to the Northwestern United States; found in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.[1]
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, dry savanna, and temperate grassland.
Sources
- ^ a b Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Thomomys idahoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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