Species: Thomomys talpoides limosus
Northern Pocket Gopher
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Geomyidae
Genus
Thomomys
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae - Thomomys - Considered a valid subspecies by Patton (2005).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Terrestrial
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2007-09-17
Global Status Last Changed
2007-09-17
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
CE - 250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles) - CDE - Extreme south-central Washington State at low elevations along the Columbia River (Hafner et al 1998, Wilson and Ruff, 1999).<br>
Global Range Code
CE
Global Range Description
250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)