Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
     Family Geomyidae Bonaparte, 1845 - pocket gophers
       Genus Geomys Rafinesque, 1817 - eastern pocket gophers
         1 Geomys arenarius Merriam, 1895 - desert pocket gopher
         2 Geomys breviceps Baird, 1855 - Baird's pocket gopher see Geomys bursarius (Shaw, 1800)
         3 Geomys bursarius (Shaw, 1800) - plains pocket gopher
         4 Geomys personatus True, 1889 - Texas pocket gopher
         5 Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817 - southeastern pocket gopher
         6 Geomys tropicalis Goldman, 1915 - tropical pocket gopher