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Plains pocket gopher

Rodents
The plains pocket gopher 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... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Geomys bursarius
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Mass: 6.9 oz
Gestation period: 18 days
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Geomys