Genus

Western Pocket Gophers

Thomomys

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

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

Species in this group

Thomomys talpoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Western Pocket Gophers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 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	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Northern Pocket Gopher			~10%

Cities Ranked

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

Western Pocket Gophers

Species in this group

Northern Pocket Gopher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Western Pocket Gophers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked