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Cratogeomys
Cratogeomys castanops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Cratogeomys Merriam, 1895
Type species
Geomys merriami Thomas, 1893

Cratogeomys is a genus of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It was previously considered a subgenus of Pappogeomys. All species are distributed in Mexico and the Southwest United States, with some species being found in both countries.

It contains the following seven species:

• Yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
• Oriental Basin pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fulvescens)
• Smoky pocket gopher (Cratogeomys fumosus)
• Goldman's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys goldmani)
• Merriam's pocket gopher (Cratogeomys merriami)
• Perote pocket gopher (Cratogeomys perotensis)
• Volcan de Toluca pocket gopher (Cratogeomys planiceps)

References

1. Patton, J. L. (2005). "Family Geomyidae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 859–861. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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