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title: "Berggoffer"
description: "Thomomys talpoides — Zoogdieren. The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) is a small gopher species native to the western United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Berggoffer

> Thomomys talpoides — Zoogdieren. The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) is a small gopher species native to the western United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

- Scientific name: *Thomomys talpoides*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 1719
- Wikidata: [Q1769015](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769015)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44066](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44066)

## Names

- en: Northern Pocket Gopher
- de: Nördliche Taschenratte
- es: Tuza de montaña
- fr: Gaufre gris
- nl: Berggoffer
- pl: Goffernik kreci

## Countries with the most observations

CA (423), US (364)

## Summary

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) is a small gopher species native to the western United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

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

## Photo

![Berggoffer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15114063

## Machine access

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