Order Rodentia - Family Geomyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 859 870 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus (Peters 1865) [Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys)] heterodus ( Peters 1865 ) , Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 177 . Type Locality: Costa Rica , exact locality unknown. Vernacular Names: Variable Pocket Gopher . Subspecies: : Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. heterodus ( Peters 1865 ) Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. cartagoensis (Goodwin 1943) Subspecies Orthogeomys (Macrogeomys) heterodus subsp. dolichocephalus (Merriam 1895) Distribution: C Costa Rica . Conservation: IUCN – Lowered Risk (nt). Discussion: Subgenus Macrogeomys . Reviewed by Goodwin (1946) . Phylogenetic relationships given by Hafner (1991) .