Townsend's pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Townsend's pocket gopher Thomomys townsendii Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 921 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Thomomys townsendii
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 Townsend's pocket gopher live?

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

The Townsend's 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 Townsend's pocket gopher?

The Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Thomomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Townsend's pocket gopher

Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii) is a species of pocket gopher endemic to the northwestern United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Townsend's pocket gopher (revision 1326961258), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q45595 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).