Attwater's pocket gopher
| Attwater's pocket gopher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Geomys |
| Species: | G. attwateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895
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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
- ^ Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Geomys attwateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801895333.
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