Geomys
| Geomys Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent | |
|---|---|
| Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Geomyidae |
| Genus: | Geomys Rafinesque, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Geomys bursarius Shaw, 1800 | |
| Species | |
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The genus Geomys contains 12 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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