Mountain pocket gopher

The mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.

Mountain pocket gopher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Thomomys
Species:
T. monticola
Binomial name
Thomomys monticola

It is found in California and Nevada, and is endemic there, in the Western United States.[1] The Sierra Nevada are part of its range.

References

  1. Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Thomomys monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of


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