Geomys
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Geomys Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent |
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| Geomys bursarius | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Geomyoidea |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
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Geomys Rafinesque, 1817 |
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The genus Geomys contains nine species of pocket gophers often collectively referred to as the eastern pocket gophers. Like all pocket gophers, members of this genus are fossorial herbivores.
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