Family

Pocket Gophers

Geomyidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)

Species in this group

Geomys personatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Thomomys talpoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pocket Gophers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 19 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Texas Pocket Gopher			~20%
2	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%
4	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%

Pocket Gophers

Species in this group

Texas Pocket Gopher

Northern Pocket Gopher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pocket Gophers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked