




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!
Hábitat: Grasslands
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 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!
Plains Pocket Gopher can dig incredibly fast using its powerful claws and strong front teeth that helps them create extensive burrow systems.
Plains Pocket Gopher has large, fur-lined cheek pouches that helps them carry lots of food back to their underground pantries.
Plains Pocket Gopher can seal its burrow entrances quickly with soil that helps them hide from predators and regulate tunnel temperature.
They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.
Taxidea taxus
A key predator that digs into gopher tunnels.

Canis latrans
Preys on gophers when they venture above ground.
Bubo virginianus
Hunts gophers, especially at dawn or dusk.
Poa pratensis
A common plant whose roots and stems are eaten.
Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Los animales excavadores cavan túneles y cámaras en el suelo y utilizan estas estructuras subterráneas para refugiarse, cazar o reproducirse.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.
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If you see a gopher hole, don't stick your hands in! They are shy and like to stay underground.
15-22 cm
0.2-0.5 kg
2-5 años
10 km/h
They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.
Grasslands
Foraging
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