Thomomys talpoides (northern pocket gopher)
| Diet | Herbivorous - leaves, stems, roots of plants. |
| Habitat | prairies, mountain meadows; agricultural fields; forest openings |
| Description | Fur can vary from a grayish brown to yellowish-brown, with lighter belly. Usually has a small but well-defined black patch behind ear. Tail usually brown, feet white. Smaller than T. bulbivorus. Difficult to distinguish by pelt from T. mazama, which is similar in size and coloration but distinct in range.
Use range map to assist species ID. |
| Skull Characteristics | No (or small) sphenoidal fissure. See Land Mammals of Oregon (Verts and Carraway 1998) for further discussion. |
| Notes | Link to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |