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Geomys pinetis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Castorimorpha
Familia: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys
Species: Geomys pinetis
Subspecies: G. p. austrinus - G. p. colonus - G. p. cumberlandius - G. p. floridanus - G. p. fontanelus - G. p. pinetis

Name

Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817

References

* Geomys pinetis in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817 (Least Concern)


Links

* North American Mammals: Geomys pinetis [1]


Vernacular names
English: Southeastern Pocket Gopher, Cumberland Island Picket Gopher

The Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the Southeastern United States. It occurs in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, where it is the only pocket gopher.

References

1. ^ Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Geomys pinetis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of

* Ecological Engineers: Southeastern Pocket Gophers are one of Nature's Architects - University of Florida fact sheet
* Patton, J. L. 2005. Family Geomyidae. Pp. 859-870 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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