Western Pocket Gophers
探検哺乳類
Western Pocket Gophers
thomomyini
Western Pocket Gophers are small, furry animals that dig tunnels underground. They use their cheek pouches to carry food, making them very unique and fun to learn about!
生息地: Western Pocket Gophers live in grasslands and areas with loose soil where they can dig easily.
外見
The Western Pocket Gophers have stocky bodies with short limbs and a short, sparsely furred tail. They possess small eyes and ears, but their most distinguishing feature is the large, prominent incisors and external, fur-lined cheek pouches they use for carrying food.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Mammalia目Rodentia科Geomyidae属Thomomys
カテゴリ
哺乳類レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Their front teeth are always growing and are super strong, used like shovels!
These amazing diggers can move over 200 pounds of dirt in a single month!
They can actually seal their lips behind their teeth to avoid eating dirt while digging!
They plug tunnel entrances with soil to keep out predators and bad weather.
特殊能力
能力
Tunnel Master
Western Pocket Gophers can create extensive tunnel systems because their strong claws and powerful front legs help them dig super fast through soil.
能力
Pocket Packer
Western Pocket Gophers has amazing fur-lined cheek pouches that help them carry large amounts of food back to their underground pantries.
能力
Earth Eater
Western Pocket Gophers can quickly cut through roots and tough vegetation because of their powerful, ever-growing front teeth that even work when their mouth is closed.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 15-25 cm
- 体重
- 0.08-0.25 kg
- 寿命
- 1-3 年
- Top Speed
- 10 km/h
- 一度の出産数
- 1-10
- 妊娠期間
- 18-19 日
食性と食事
They are vegetarians that mostly munch on roots, tubers, and other plants they find underground.
主な食物
- Roots
- Tubers
- Bulbs
- Grasses
- Forbs
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Coyote
Canis latrans
Hunted by these clever canids looking for a meal.
eaten by
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Preyed upon by these soaring birds of prey.
eaten by
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Sometimes caught by snakes that enter their tunnels.
eats
Perennial Ryegrass
Lolium perenne
Feeds on the roots of many common grasses.
特徴
別名
Burrowing GopherPocket GopherWestern Gopher
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Western Pocket Gophersの長さは何ですか？
15-25 cm
Western Pocket Gophersの体重は何ですか？
0.08-0.25 kg
Western Pocket Gophersの寿命は何ですか？
1-3 年
Western Pocket Gophersのtop Speedは何ですか？
10 km/h
Western Pocket Gophersは何を食べますか？
They are vegetarians that mostly munch on roots, tubers, and other plants they find underground.
Western Pocket Gophersは通常どこに生息していますか？
Western Pocket Gophers live in grasslands and areas with loose soil where they can dig easily.
Western Pocket Gophersはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Western Pocket Gophersの一度の出産数は何ですか？
1-10
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