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mammals
rodents
beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, and relatives
pocket gophers
Classification
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northern pocket gopher
Thomomys talpoides
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Rodentia
rodents
Rodentia: information (1)
Rodentia: pictures (343)
Rodentia: specimens (187)
Suborder
Castorimorpha
beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, and relatives
Castorimorpha: information (2)
Castorimorpha: pictures (21)
Castorimorpha: specimens (9)
Family
Geomyidae
pocket gophers
Geomyidae: pictures (4)
Species
Thomomys talpoides
northern pocket gopher