We found that tunnel diameter can be used to help distinguish between occupancy by the Wyoming pocket gopher (Thomomys clusius; a species of conservation concern) and its more abundant and widespread congener, the northern pocket gopher (T. talpoides). Our method reduces reliance on more invasive...
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Pocket gopher, (family Geomyidae), any of 38 species of predominantly North and Central American rodents named for their large, fur-lined cheek pouches. The “pockets” open externally on each side of the mouth and extend from the face to the shoulders;