Attwater's Pocket Gopher
Geomys attwateri
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 471
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Attwater's pocket gopher (Geomys attwateri) is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is endemic to the Texas Coastal Bend in the southcentral United States. This species was named in honor of English naturalist Henry Philemon Attwater.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Attwater's pocket gopher”.