The Botta’s pocket gopher gets its name from 19th-century California naturalist Paul-Émile Botta. These gophers are tan to medium brown, about seven to 10 inches in size and are found in ...

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.

Scientists wanted to know what would happen if pocket gophers, known as "ecosystem ... microbiologist Michael Allen of the University of California, Riverside, another study author, said in ...

A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in ... microbiologist Michael Allen of the University of California, Riverside, another study author, said in a news release about the researchers ...