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Many species of pocket gophers occur in North America; I'm pretty sure this is the widely-distributed Botta's pocket gopher (or valley pocket gopher), Thomomys bottae. All pocket gophers are largely fossorial and don't like to emerge from their burrows, and consequently I have no photos showing the entire animal. They are heartily disliked by gardeners but I think they're kind of cute, and many bird and mammal predators are fond of them. This one was at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area near Riverside, California |
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