Michoacan Pocket Gopher

Michoacan Pocket Gopher
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Geomyidae
Genus:	Zygogeomys
Species:	Z. trichopus
Binomial name
Zygogeomys trichopus Merriam, 1895

The Michoacan Pocket Gopher (Zygogeomys trichopus) is a species of rodent in the Geomyidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Zygogeomys.^{[citation needed]} It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Source

1. ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T., Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). Zygogeomys trichopus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered