Giant pocket gopher
| Giant pocket gopher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Orthogeomys Merriam, 1895 |
| Species: | O. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthogeomys grandis (Thomas, 1893) | |
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The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher, is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys.
It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight.