Thomomys talpoides - #1953
Northern Pocket Gopher
quartering view of adult
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, El Paso co., US Air Force Academy
Image Date
June 29, 2006
Photographer
DW Hale