GOPHERS

Pocket gophers make up the family Geomyidae, of the order Rodentia. The family contains 8 genera and more than 30 species. More than 300 subspecies have been named.

Gophers are small American burrowing animals.

There are three unrelated types: the ground squirrel, the gopher tortoise, and the pocket gopher, so called because it makes small holes and tunnels in the soil.

Technically, the term gopher refers to pocket gophers.

Pocket gophers are voracious and feed on any type of vegetation found underground.

Pocket gophers make up the family Geomyidae, of the order Rodentia. The family contains 8 genera and more than 30 species. More than 300 subspecies have been named.		Gophers are small American burrowing animals.
There are three unrelated types: the ground squirrel, the gopher tortoise, and the pocket gopher, so called because it makes small holes and tunnels in the soil.	Technically, the term gopher refers to pocket gophers.	Pocket gophers are voracious and feed on any type of vegetation found underground.