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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.
Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) Attwater's pocket gopher (G. attwateri) Baird's pocket gopher (G. breviceps) Plains pocket gopher (G. bursarius) Hall's pocket gopher (G. jugossicularis) Knox Jones's pocket gopher (G. knoxjonesi) Sand Hills pocket gopher (G. lutescens) Texas pocket gopher (G. personatus) Southeastern pocket gopher (G ...
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.
Heterogeomys are a small genus of rodents commonly known as pocket gophers, though the term applies to all genera within the family Geomyidae. [1] The name pocket gopher was earned for this family because of their fur lined cheek pouches that can be used for carrying food. These pouches can also be turned inside out.
Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops; Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius; Kangaroo rats and pocket mice. Order: Rodentia ...
This species was originally considered a subspecies of the Sand Hills pocket gopher and then later a subspecies of the plains pocket gopher.Chromosomal and genetic evidence have supported that there is no gene flow between this species and either G. lutescens or G. bursarius, suggesting that this is a distinct species.
Geomys lutescens, also known as the Sand Hills pocket gopher, is a species of pocket gopher native to the western United States (Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, and Nebraska). [1] It is a fossorial rodent that inhabits the Mississippi basin. The common name is derived from the type locality of Sand Hills. [2]
Yellow-faced pocket gopher: Commonly found in the western-half of the state in the high plains and trans-pecos. [1] [11] ... Plains pocket gopher: