---
title: "Botta's Pocket Gopher"
description: "Megascapheus bottae — Ssaki. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/botta-s-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Botta's Pocket Gopher

> Megascapheus bottae — Ssaki. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Megascapheus bottae*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6210
- iNaturalist taxon: [1624661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1624661)

## Names

- en: Botta's Pocket Gopher
- de: Gebirgs-Taschenratte
- es: Tuza norteña
- fr: Gaufre de Botta

## Countries with the most observations

US (3050)

## Photo

![Botta's Pocket Gopher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/botta-s-pocket-gopher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77687861

## Machine access

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