Cratogeomys castanops
| Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
(Cratogeomys castanops) | |
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| Range | |
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Castorimorphi |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Geomyinae |
| Tribe: | Geomyini |
| Genus: | Cratogeomys |
| Binomial details | |
| Cratogeomys castanops (S. F. Baird, 1852) | |
| Other resources | |
| Full taxonomic details at MDD | |
Description
From Schmidly & Bradley (2016): "A moderately large pocket gopher, dull yellowish brown in color, with one deep groove on outer face of each upper incisor; feet blackish (whitish in most other gophers)."
See: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3760212039
Similar species
From Schmidly & Bradley (2016): "These large-sized gophers are partial to deep, mellow soils that are relatively free from rocks. Where the three genera (Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) occur in the same general area, as in western Texas, Thomomys usually occupies the shallower rocky soils in the mountains, Geomys lives in the deep sands along the rivers, and Cratogeomys utilizes the areas in between. However, the sandy areas in which no Geomys occur are likely to be occupied by Cratogeomys. The three genera are usually mutually exclusive in their distribution."
References
Schmidly DJ, Bradley RD. 2016. The mammals of Texas. Austin (TX, USA): University of Texas Press.