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Geomys pinetis Rafinesque, 1817
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Florida native
Pocket gophers are most commonly found in sandhills with longleaf pine and turkey oak from the Central peninsula northward and into the coastal plain portions of Georgia and Alabama.
These small rodents are seldom seen, but the mounds of sand that they create from digging their burrows can be ubiquitous. Southeastern pocket gophers are about 26cm (10-1/4 in.) long, including the tail of up to almost 9cm (3-1/2 in.). The fur is cinnamon-brown on top, paler below and can be tinged with a reddish-yellow or buff. The feet and tail are pale buff or white.
The entrance to the burrow is to one side of the mound of sand and is almost always immediately closed off.
Geomys pinetis is a member of the Geomyidae - Pocket Gophers family.
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Date record last modified: Mar 26, 2025
