Southern pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Thomomys umbrinus
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 southern pocket gopher live?

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

The southern 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 southern pocket gopher?

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

About the southern pocket gopher

The southern pocket gopher (Thomomys umbrinus) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States, usually in high altitude grassland and shrubland. It feeds on plant material and has an extensive burrow above which is a large heap of earth on the surface of the ground.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern pocket gopher (revision 1315254786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q45589 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).