genus
Eastern Pocket Gophers
Geomys
Field notes
The genus Geomys contains 12 extant species of pocket gophers often collectively referred to as the eastern pocket gophers. Like all pocket gophers, members of this genus are fossorial herbivores.
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- Plains Pocket Gopher native
- Attwater's Pocket Gopher native
- Southeastern Pocket Gopher native
- Baird's Pocket Gopher native
- Texas Pocket Gopher native
- Llano Pocket Gopher native
- Jones' Pocket Gopher native
- Desert Pocket Gopher native
- Sand Hills Pocket Gopher
- Strecker's Pocket Gopher native
- Hall's Pocket Gopher
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native eastern pocket gophers All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Plains Pocket Gopher
Geomys bursarius
1,229 observations
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Attwater's Pocket Gopher
Geomys attwateri
622 observations
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Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
561 observations
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Baird's Pocket Gopher
Geomys breviceps
521 observations
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Texas Pocket Gopher
Geomys personatus
222 observations
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Llano Pocket Gopher
Geomys texensis
109 observations
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Jones' Pocket Gopher
Geomys knoxjonesi
36 observations
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Desert Pocket Gopher
Geomys arenarius
28 observations
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Strecker's Pocket Gopher
Geomys streckeri
2 observations