Idaho pocket gopher

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Idaho pocket gopher
Thomomys idahoensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Thomomys
Species: T. idahoensis
Binomial name
Thomomys idahoensis
Merriam, 1901

The Idaho pocket gopher, Thomomys idahoensis, is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae.

It is endemic to the Northwestern United States; found in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming in the United States.[1]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, dry savanna, and temperate grassland.

Source

  1. 1.0 1.1 Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Thomomys idahoensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern


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