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Pocket gophers, commonly referred to simply as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. [2] The roughly 41 species [ 3 ] are all endemic to North and Central America. [ 4 ] They are commonly known for their extensive tunneling activities and their ability to destroy farms and gardens.
The gopher tortoise is grouped with land tortoises that originated 60 million years ago, in North America. A genetic study has shown that their closest relatives are in the Asian genus Manouria. [1] The gopher tortoises live in the southern United States from California's Mojave Desert across to Florida, and in parts of northern Mexico.
Gopher tortoises can live more than 40 years. [23] One current specimen, Gus (age 101—the oldest known living gopher tortoise—as of 2024 [ 24 ] [ 25 ] ), has been living continuously in captivity at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax for 75 years as of 2018 [update] [ 26 ] and is believed to have hatched between 1920 and 1925.
The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny (formerly known as the leopard-spermophile in the age of Audubon), is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.
The Idaho pocket gopher (Thomomys idahoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is rather small, with a lightly built skull. Its fur color varies through the body and between individuals. Found in the western United States, it inhabits savannas, shrubland, and grasslands. Individuals live alone in burrows, staying active year ...
Five takeaways from the Gophers' 13-10 victory over Nebraska:1. Resilience was on displaySure, the opponent was coming off six consecutive losing seasons and new coach Matt Rhule was making his ...
Wisconsin is favored to win the Big Ten's West Division, edging Iowa by one vote. The Gophers are picked to finish third in the West in the poll released Tuesday. Michigan, ...
The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches.They are burrowing animals, found in grasslands and agricultural land across the Great Plains of North America, from Manitoba to Texas.