Plains Pocket Gopher
探検哺乳類
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!
生息地: Grasslands
外見
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.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Mammalia目Rodentia科Geomyidae属Geomys
カテゴリ
哺乳類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
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!
特殊能力
能力
Super Digger
Plains Pocket Gopher can dig incredibly fast using its powerful claws and strong front teeth that helps them create extensive burrow systems.
能力
Food Carrier
Plains Pocket Gopher has large, fur-lined cheek pouches that helps them carry lots of food back to their underground pantries.
能力
Tunnel Sealer
Plains Pocket Gopher can seal its burrow entrances quickly with soil that helps them hide from predators and regulate tunnel temperature.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 15-22 cm
- 体重
- 0.2-0.5 kg
- 寿命
- 2-5 年
- Top Speed
- 10 km/h
- 一度の出産数
- 1-8
- 妊娠期間
- 18-19 日
食性と食事
They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.
主な食物
- Roots
- Tubers
- Grasses
- Alfalfa
- Dandelions
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
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.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
If you see a gopher hole, don't stick your hands in! They are shy and like to stay underground.
よくある質問
Plains Pocket Gopherの長さは何ですか？
15-22 cm
Plains Pocket Gopherの体重は何ですか？
0.2-0.5 kg
Plains Pocket Gopherの寿命は何ですか？
2-5 年
Plains Pocket Gopherのtop Speedは何ですか？
10 km/h
Plains Pocket Gopherは何を食べますか？
They mostly eat plant roots, tubers, and grasses from their underground tunnels.
Plains Pocket Gopherは通常どこに生息していますか？
Grasslands
Plains Pocket Gopherはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Plains Pocket Gopherの一度の出産数は何ですか？
1-8
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