Botta's pocket gopher - Wikipedia
WEBBotta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a pocket gopher native to western North America. It is also known in some areas as valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émile Botta, a naturalist and archaeologist who collected mammals in California in 1827 and 1828.
Pocket Gophers / Home and Landscape / UC Statewide IPM …
WEBFive species of pocket gophers are found in California, with Botta's pocket gopher, T. bottae, being most widespread. Depending on the species, they are 6 to 10 inches long including the short tail.
Botta’s Pocket Gopher or Valley Pocket Gopher - Friends of …
WEBThe species name honors Paul-Emile Botta, a naturalist and archeologist who collected mammals in California in 1820s–1830s. Botta’s pocket gophers live almost everywhere in California, and much of the West, limited only by major …
Pocket gophers - UC IPM - ucanr.edu
WEBFive species of pocket gophers are found in California, with Botta’s pocket gopher, T.bottae, being most widespread. Depending on the species, they are 6 to 10 inches long.
Pocket Gophers - National Wildlife Federation
WEBPocket gophers are fossorial rodents named for their fur-lined cheek pouches. Their cheek pouches, or pockets, are used for transporting bits of plant food that they gather while foraging underground.
Botta's Pocket Gopher - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
WEBBotta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a burrowing rodent native to western North America. It is also known in some sources as Valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émile Botta, a naturalist, and archaeologist who collected mammals in California in 1827 and 1828.
WEBReproduction: Pocket gophers nest in burrows with deep chambers excavated in friable soils. Individuals usually remain in the same burrow system for life. Soil moisture and breeding activity are major factors affecting burrowing. Water: Water needs probably met mostly from food plants.
The Gopher Underground - Bay Nature
WEBJul 1, 2007 · Botta’s pocket gophers live all over California and throughout southwestern North America, in environments ranging from alpine meadows to arid valleys.
Botta's Pocket Gopher - Splash
WEBThe Botta’s Pocket Gopher is an herbivore. It eats roots, stems and bulbs of plants such as White Hyacinth, Vernal Pool Brodiaea and Field Cluster Lily. The gopher can eat without leaving the safety of its underground burrow. It simply …
Botta's Pocket Gopher - sibr
WEBNiche: Botta's pocket gophers are solitary, fossorial mammals. Predators include owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, skunks, badgers, bobcats, domestic dogs and cats, weasels, and snakes (Maser et al. 1981). Burrowing activities mix and build forest and meadow soils.
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