The Smoky Pocket Gopher features a dense, grayish-brown coat and is well-adapted for a subterranean lifestyle with powerful forelimbs for digging. They are known for their distinctive vocalizations when alarmed.
Habitat
Grasslands and sandy soils.
Diet
Herbivorous, primarily consuming roots and grasses.
How common
Uncommon
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