Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
Geomys
Orthogeomys
Pappogeomys
Thomomys
Zygogeomys
The pocket gophers are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. These are the "true" gophers, though several ground squirrels of the family Sciuridae are often called gophers as well. The name "pocket gopher" on its own may be used to refer to any of a number of subspecies of the family.
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