Desert pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Desert pocket gopher Geomys arenarius Near threatened

Where the desert pocket gopher lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 459 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Geomys arenarius
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Geomyidae

Where does the desert pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert pocket gopher in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 desert pocket gopher endangered?

The desert pocket gopher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the desert pocket gopher?

The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Geomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the desert pocket gopher

The desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert pocket gopher (revision 1370157981), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763373 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).