Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
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| Cratogeomys castanops (Baird, 1852) |
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Pappogeomys castanops |
The Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to shortgrass prairies in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.
The Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher has a yellowish-brown coat, a short tail, and one deep groove down the anterior middle of each incisor.
[edit] Source
- Baillie, J. 1996. Pappogeomys castanops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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