---
title: "Sierra-Taschenratte"
description: "Thomomys monticolus — Säugetiere. The mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/mountain-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sierra-Taschenratte

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

- Scientific name: *Thomomys monticolus*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Gebirge)
- iNaturalist observations: 84
- Wikidata: [Q45526](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45526)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44065](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44065)

## Names

- en: Mountain Pocket Gopher
- de: Sierra-Taschenratte
- es: Tuza de la Sierra de California
- fr: Thomomys monticola
- it: Thomomys monticola
- nl: Sierragoffer
- pt: Thomomys monticola
- pl: Thomomys monticola

## Countries with the most observations

US (32)

## Summary

The mountain pocket gopher (Thomomys monticola) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to California and Nevada. The Sierra Nevada are part of its range.

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

## Photo

![Sierra-Taschenratte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mountain-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Woodward · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227192462

## Machine access

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