Attwater's pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Attwater's pocket gopher lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Geomys attwateri
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Geomyidae

Where does the Attwater's pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Attwater's pocket gopher in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Attwater's pocket gopher endangered?

The Attwater's pocket gopher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Attwater's pocket gopher?

The Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Geomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Attwater's pocket gopher

Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend in the southcentral United States.

This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Attwater's pocket gopher (revision 1314503117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764247 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).