---
title: "Hispid Pocket Gopher"
description: "Heterogeomys hispidus — Mammiferi. The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/hispid-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hispid Pocket Gopher

> Heterogeomys hispidus — Mammiferi. The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.

- Scientific name: *Heterogeomys hispidus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 198
- Wikidata: [Q125865991](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125865991)
- iNaturalist taxon: [881372](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/881372)

## Names

- en: Hispid Pocket Gopher
- es: Tuza crespa

## Countries with the most observations

MX (179)

## Summary

The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispid_pocket_gopher

## Photo

![Hispid Pocket Gopher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hispid-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jim · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234125907

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hispid-pocket-gopher?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).