Plains pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Geomys bursarius
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 plains pocket gopher live?

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

The plains 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 plains pocket gopher?

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

About the plains pocket gopher

The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. They are burrowing animals, found in grasslands and agricultural land across the Great Plains of North America, from Manitoba to Texas. Pocket gophers are the most highly fossorial rodents found in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plains pocket gopher (revision 1314968527), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1426222 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).