Hispid pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hispid pocket gopher lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Orthogeomys hispidus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Geomyidae

Where does the hispid pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hispid pocket gopher in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hispid pocket gopher endangered?

The hispid pocket gopher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hispid pocket gopher?

The hispid pocket gopher (Orthogeomys hispidus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Orthogeomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hispid pocket gopher

The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Some authors classify it in the genus Orthogeomys, but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus Heterogeomys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hispid pocket gopher (revision 1366145194), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768549 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).