Northern pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Thomomys talpoides
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Geomyidae

Where does the northern pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern 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 northern pocket gopher endangered?

The northern 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 northern pocket gopher?

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

About the northern pocket gopher

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) is a small gopher species native to the western United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern pocket gopher (revision 1360166601), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769015 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).