The mountain pocket gopher (''Thomomys monticola'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Geomyidae. It is endemic to
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
and
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
.
The
Sierra Nevada are part of its range.
References
Mountain pocket gopher
Mountain pocket gopher
Mammals of the United States
Rodents of North America
Mountain pocket gopher
Mountain pocket gopher
Mountain pocket gopher
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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