Botta's pocket gopher(Thomomys bottae)

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA. Apr 21, 2018

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Ferdy Christant

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Wow, that's awesome! I had never heard of the term gophers before, not just a new mammal intro, a whole new family. Posted 6 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Thanks! Yes I was quite surprised that this species was new for JD, let alone the whole family. I had two lovely, very close encounters with these gophers in a two week trip (see the other photo I just uploaded from Arizona), and it looks like they are pretty common throughout the southern US. Now I just found that another species can be seen a couple hours away from where I am, so I'll try and go look for them next year! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I've put a reminder in my calendar, you better deliver. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Haha deal! Posted 6 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Precious! Posted 6 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

So adorable!!! Posted 6 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  It is, isn't it? Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Cute! Posted 6 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Thanks Christine! Posted 6 years ago

The Botta's pocket gopher

Botta's pocket gopher is a pocket gopher 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 the 1820s and 1830s.

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Nov 18, 2018. Captured Apr 21, 2018 06:33 in 1232 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA.

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