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title: "Southeastern Pocket Gopher"
description: "Geomys pinetis — Mammals. The southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southeastern-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southeastern Pocket Gopher

> Geomys pinetis — Mammals. The southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Geomys pinetis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 573
- Wikidata: [Q1767114](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767114)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44057](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44057)

## Names

- en: Southeastern Pocket Gopher
- de: Südöstliche Taschenratte
- fr: Gaufre à poche du Sud-Est
- nl: Georgiagoffer

## Countries with the most observations

US (470)

## Summary

The southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis) is a species of pocket gopher that is native to the southeastern United States. It occurs in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, where it is the only pocket gopher.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_pocket_gopher

## Photo

![Southeastern Pocket Gopher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southeastern-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: natalie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328273069

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southeastern-pocket-gopher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).