Nevada mammals

Fulvous Pocket Gopher in Nevada

Megascapheus fulvus

Native to Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; treated as native to its mapped Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

NE – Not Evaluated

Not yet assessed against IUCN Red List criteria.

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Fulvous Pocket Gopher in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 64th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

76 occurrence records
76 with iNaturalist photos

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Fulvous Pocket Gopher in Nevada

Most sightings fall in April to June.

76 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January6
February2
March3
April8
May12
June8
July2
August3
September7
October5
November10
December10

Monthly fulvous pocket gopher occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in April–June, with a smaller rise in November–December.

Occurrence map

Where Fulvous Pocket Gopher has been recorded in Nevada

76 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

76 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Floyd Lamb State Park 11
Gold Butte National Monument 4
Mt. Charleston Wilderness 3
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 2
Basin and Range National Monument 2
Valley of Fire State Park 1
Mormon Mountains Wilderness Area 1
Weepah Spring Wilderness Area 1

Protected places with the most fulvous pocket gopher sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
Clark County 60
Nye County 6
Lincoln County 5
White Pine County 2
Churchill County 1
Esmeralda County 1
Elko County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 7 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

The 68 Nevada records for the fulvous pocket gopher are not tied to a named hotspot in this overlay. They confirm recorded occurrence without supporting an estimate of statewide abundance.

The monthly pattern is fairly spread out rather than confined to one Nevada season. It tracks observer records and shouldn’t be read as a population count.

The total combines 0 research-grade iNaturalist records and 68 GBIF records. Those records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Its Nevada conservation status is separate from its record total. The IUCN hasn’t evaluated its global risk.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Fulvous Pocket Gopher (Megascapheus fulvus)
Full species profile Fulvous Pocket Gopher Megascapheus fulvus Size 20.9–23.1 cm8.2–9.1 in Weight 95 g3.4 oz View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"