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Alcorn's pocket gopher

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Alcorn's pocket gopher
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Geomyidae
Genus:
Pappogeomys
Species:
P. alcorni
Binomial name
Pappogeomys alcorni
Russell, 1957

Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys alcorni) is a species 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered
  2. ^ http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pappogeomys_alcorni/


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