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Plains pocket gophers typically breed only once a year, although they may sometimes breed twice in good years or warmer climates. The breeding season varies with latitude, ranging from April to May in Wisconsin to as long as January to September in Texas. Females give birth to one to six young after a gestation period around 30 days. [3]
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.
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 ...
Yellow-faced pocket gopher, Cratogeomys castanops; Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius; Kangaroo rats and pocket mice. Order: Rodentia ...
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.
Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius; Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae; Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides; Kangaroo rats, pocket mice.
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]