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Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895 is a animal in the Geomyidae family, order Rodentia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895

Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895

Geomys attwateri, or Attwater's pocket gopher, is a Geomyidae rodent endemic to Texas Coastal Bend, named for naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.

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Family
Genus
Geomys
Order
Rodentia
Class
Mammalia

About Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Attwater's pocket gopher, with the scientific name Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895, is a rodent species that belongs to the family Geomyidae.

Endemic Range

It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend region in southcentral United States.

Etymology

This species was named to honor Henry Philemon Attwater, an English naturalist.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Geomyidae Geomys

More from Geomyidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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