---
title: "Tuza de Baja California"
description: "Megascapheus nigricans — Mamíferos. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/southern-california-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tuza de Baja California

> Megascapheus nigricans — Mamíferos. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Megascapheus nigricans*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 360
- iNaturalist taxon: [1624727](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1624727)

## Names

- en: Southern California Pocket Gopher
- es: Tuza de Baja California

## Countries with the most observations

MX (268)

## Photo

![Tuza de Baja California](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-california-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kristen Francis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201640415

## Machine access

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