---
title: "Plains Pocket Gopher"
description: "Geomys bursarius — Mamíferos. The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/plains-pocket-gopher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plains Pocket Gopher

> Geomys bursarius — Mamíferos. The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches.

- Scientific name: *Geomys bursarius*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1232
- Wikidata: [Q1426222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1426222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44059](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44059)

## Names

- en: Plains Pocket Gopher
- de: Flachland-Taschenratte
- es: Tuza de Abazones de Llanura
- fr: Gaufre brun
- nl: Gewone goffer
- pl: Goffer równinny

## Countries with the most observations

US (854)

## Summary

The plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) is one of 35 species of pocket gophers, so named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. They are burrowing animals, found in grasslands and agricultural land across the Great Plains of North America, from Manitoba to Texas. Pocket gophers are the most highly fossorial rodents found in North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Calinsdad · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193163402

## Machine access

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