Geomys Explained

The genus Geomys contains 12 species of pocket gophers^[1] often collectively referred to as the eastern pocket gophers. Like all pocket gophers, members of this genus are fossorial herbivores.

Species

• Geomys^[1]
  • Desert pocket gopher (Geomys arenarius)
  • Attwater's pocket gopher (G. attwateri)
  • Baird's pocket gopher (G. breviceps)
  • Plains pocket gopher (G. bursarius)
  • Hall's pocket gopher (G. jugossicularis)
  • Knox Jones's pocket gopher (G. knoxjonesi)
  • Sand Hills pocket gopher (G. lutescens)
  • Texas pocket gopher (G. personatus)
  • Southeastern pocket gopher (G. pinetis)
  • Strecker's pocket gopher (G. streckeri)
  • Central Texas pocket gopher (G. texensis)
  • Tropical pocket gopher (G. tropicalis)

Notes and References

1. Search results for "Geomys" on the ASM Mammal Diversity Database.