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Plains Pocket Gopher

Geomys bursarius

The Plains Pocket Gopher is a small, burrowing animal that loves to dig in the ground. It has big cheek pouches to store food and is known for making tunnels underground!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Plains Pocket Gopher has short, brownish-gray to reddish-brown fur, small eyes, and a short, nearly hairless tail. Its most distinctive features are the large, fur-lined cheek pouches on each side of its head, used for carrying food.

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Plains Pocket Gopher
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Plains Pocket Gopher

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Plains Pocket Gophers can dig over 100 feet of tunnels in just one day!

Their entire underground home can stretch longer than a football field!

These tiny engineers push excavated dirt behind them using their powerful hind legs!

They can close their lips behind their teeth to chew roots without getting dirt in their mouths!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Digger

Plains Pocket Gopher can dig incredibly fast using its powerful claws and strong front teeth that helps them create extensive burrow systems.

Fähigkeit

Food Carrier

Plains Pocket Gopher has large, fur-lined cheek pouches that helps them carry lots of food back to their underground pantries.

Fähigkeit

Tunnel Sealer

Plains Pocket Gopher can seal its burrow entrances quickly with soil that helps them hide from predators and regulate tunnel temperature.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-22 cm
Gewicht
0.2-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Top Speed
10 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-8
Tragzeit
18-19 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.

Hauptnahrung

  • Roots
  • Tubers
  • Grasses
  • Alfalfa
  • Dandelions

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

A key predator that digs into gopher tunnels.

eats

Coyote

Canis latrans

Preys on gophers when they venture above ground.

eats

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Hunts gophers, especially at dawn or dusk.

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

A common plant whose roots and stems are eaten.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a gopher hole, don't stick your hands in! They are shy and like to stay underground.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Plains Pocket Gopher?

15-22 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Plains Pocket Gopher?

0.2-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Plains Pocket Gopher?

2-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Plains Pocket Gopher?

10 km/h

Was frisst Plains Pocket Gopher?

They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.

Wo findet man Plains Pocket Gopher normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Plains Pocket Gopher?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Plains Pocket Gopher?

1-8

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