Mountain pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Thomomys monticola
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 mountain pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain pocket gopher in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

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 mountain pocket gopher endangered?

The mountain 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 mountain pocket gopher?

The mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Thomomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mountain pocket gopher

The mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to California and Nevada. The Sierra Nevada are part of its range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain pocket gopher (revision 1314946390), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q45526 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).