Gophers (Geomyidae) are a family of rodents, with 41 known species burrowing through North and Central America. These furry ...

Gophers, also called pocket gophers, can be any one of the 38 species that belong to the Geomyidae family. These outdoor rodents spend a lot of their time underground in search of food.

The smooth-toothed pocket gophers, genus Thomomys, are so called because they are among the only pocket gophers without grooves on their incisors. They are also called the western pocket gophers ...

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Washington is located in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. This state is distinguished for its dry summers and wet, mild winters. As of the latest report, Washington is the 13th most ...

Chipmunks are almost always brown with black stripes. ©RT Images/Shutterstock.com Chipmunks have a slim and athletic body, weighing about 57–113 grams. They are almost always brown with black stripes ...

Andrea Wishart has received funding from the Northern Scientific Training Program, American Society of Mammalogists, and Sigma Xi. Long-term research for the Kluane Red Squirrel Project has ...

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You may remember that last November I wrote that pocket gophers belong to a strictly New World family, the Geomyidae. Tridecs belong to the Sciuridae (squirrel family), inhabiting all the ...