Chiriqui pocket gopher

{{Short description|Species of rodent}} {{Speciesbox | name = Chiriqui pocket gopher | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Samudio, R. |date=2016 |title=''Orthogeomys cavator'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T15544A22214782 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15544A22214782.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Heterogeomys | species = cavator | authority = (Bangs, 1902) | synonyms = * ''Orthogeomys cavator'' }}

The '''Chiriqui pocket gopher''' ('''''Heterogeomys cavator''''') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.<ref name="ASM">{{BioRef|asm|id=1001867 |title=''Heterogeomys cavator'' |version=1.7 |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> Some authors classify it in the genus ''Orthogeomys'', but recent research has allowed this and its related species to be classified in the genus ''Heterogeomys''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spradling|first=T. A.|last2=Demastes|first2=J. W.|last3=Hafner|first3=D. J.|last4=Milbach|first4=P. L.|last5=Cervantes|first5=F. A.|last6=Hafner|first6=M. S.|date=2016|title=Systematic revision of the pocket gopher genus|url=https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/97/2/405/2459565|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=97|issue=2|pages=405–423|doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyv185|doi-access=free|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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Category:Heterogeomys Gopher, Chiriqui pocket Category:Mammals described in 1902 Category:Least concern biota of North America Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Outram Bangs