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: Cratogeomys
Species: Cratogeomys castanops
Subspecies: C. c. angusticeps - C. c. bullatus - C. c. castanops - C. c. clarkii - C. c. consitus - C. c. dalquesti - C. c. excelsus - C. c. hirtus - C. c. jucundus - C. c. parviceps - C. c. perexiguus - C. c. perplanus - C. c. pratensi - C. c. sordidulus - C. c. subsimus - C. c. surculus - C. c. tamaulipensis - C. c. ustulatus
Name
Cratogeomys castanops (Baird, 1852)
Synonyms
* Pappogeomys castanops (Baird, 1852)
References
* Cratogeomys castanops on 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: Cratogeomys castanops (Baird, 1852) (Least Concern)
Links
* North American Mammals: Cratogeomys castanops [1]
Vernacular names
English: Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
The Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to shortgrass prairies in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.
The Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher has a yellowish-brown coat, a short tail, and one deep groove down the anterior middle of each incisor.
Subspecies
There are currently 19 identified subspecies[2] of Cratogeomys castanops:
* C. c. angusticeps
* C. c. bullatus
* C. c. castanops
* C. c. clarkii
* C. c. consitus
* C. c. dalquesti
* C. c. excelsus
* C. c. goldmani[3][4]
* C. c. hirtus
* C. c. jucundus
* C. c. parviceps
* C. c. perexiguus
* C. c. perplanus
* C. c. pratensi
* C. c. sordidulus
* C. c. subsimus
* C. c. surculus
* C. c. tamaulipensis
* C. c. ustulatus
References
1. ^ Linzey, A.V. (2008). Cratogeomys castanops. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 January 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
2. ^ Patton, James L. (16 November 2005). "Family Geomyidae (pp. 859-870)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 859. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12800003.
3. ^ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=3860606
4. ^ http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/14859750
