Giant pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Orthogeomys grandis
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 giant pocket gopher live?

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

Mexico

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 giant pocket gopher endangered?

The giant 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 giant pocket gopher?

The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Orthogeomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant pocket gopher

The giant pocket gopher (Orthogeomys grandis), also known as the Oaxacan pocket gopher, is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus Orthogeomys; some zoologists also include in this genus species that have recently been placed in Heterogeomys.

It is 22–30 cm (9–12 in) long, and 480–985 g (1–2 lb) in weight.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant pocket gopher (revision 1366145148), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q597103 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).