Thomomys talpoides - #689

Northern Pocket Gopher
Ventral view, showing front feet, cheek-pouches, and incisors
Geographic Distribution

S British Columbia to C Alberta and SW Manitoba (Canada), south to C South Dakota and N New Mexico, N Arizona, N Nevada, and NE California (USA).

Order/Family
Geomyidae
Genus
Thomomys
Specific Epithet
talpoides
Image Location
USA, CO, Gunnison co.
Image Date
1981
Photographer
GC Hickman