Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Geomyidae Bonaparte, 1845 - pocket gophers Genus Pappogeomys Merriam, 1895 - Alcorn's and Buller's pocket gophers Pappogeomys merriami (Thomas, 1893) - Merriam's pocket gopher