Biology:Alcorn's pocket gopher

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Short description: Subspecies of rodent

Alcorn's pocket gopher
Scientific classification e
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chordata
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Mammalia
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Pappogeomys
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Trinomial name
Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni
Russell, 1957
Synonyms
  • Pappogeomys alcorni

Alcorn's pocket gopher (Pappogeomys bulleri alcorni) is a subspecies of the Buller's pocket gopher that is endemic to montane pine-oak forest between 910–3,010 m (3,000–10,000 ft) in the Sierra del Tigre of south Jalisco, Mexico.

Taxonomy

Previously thought to be its own species (as Pappogeomys alcorni), it has instead been assigned to subspecies level.[2]

Conservation

It is reputed to damage corn and bean fields and has been persecuted by farmers as a pest. The subspecies is considered to be critically endangered.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Castro-Arellano, I.; Vázquez, E.; Cuarón, A.; Álvarez, S. (2016). "Pappogeomys bulleri ssp. alcorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T16023A101244395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T16023A101244395.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16023/101244395. Retrieved 23 November 2021. 
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  3. "Pappogeomys alcorni (Alcorn's pocket gopher)". http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Pappogeomys_alcorni/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1765191 entry