Nebraska mammals

Northern pocket gopher in Nebraska

Thomomys talpoides

Native to Nebraska SNR Unranked in Nebraska

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nebraska by USGS NAS; native to its Nebraska range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Northern pocket gopher in low vegetationNorthern pocket gopher facing forward among leavesNorthern pocket gopher partly hidden in ground coverNorthern pocket gopher feeding beside green plantsNorthern pocket gopher climbing over a fresh soil mound
Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0Northern pocket gopher in low vegetationPhoto: Henggang Cui · CC0Northern pocket gopher facing forward among leavesPhoto: Henggang Cui · CC0Northern pocket gopher partly hidden in ground coverPhoto: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0Northern pocket gopher feeding beside green plantsPhoto: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0Northern pocket gopher climbing over a fresh soil mound

Northern pocket gopher in Nebraska, by the numbers

Rare in Nebraska 69th most recorded of 95 mammals logged in Nebraska

5 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Northern pocket gopher in Nebraska

Most sightings fall in September.

5 Nebraska occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence. Based on a small number of dated records; the seasonal pattern may not be representative.

Monthly Nebraska records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February0
March0
April0
May0
June0
July1
August0
September4
October0
November0
December0

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

Seasonality

Sparse observation record in Nebraska; presence confirmed but timing of activity not well documented.

Occurrence map

Where Northern pocket gopher has been recorded in Nebraska

5 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

5 Nebraska records mapped

Where it's recorded in Nebraska

CountyRecords
Kimball County 3
Banner County 2

The complete county distribution, spread across 2 Nebraska counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nebraska has just 5 northern pocket gopher records since 2000, all from GBIF: three from Kimball County and two from Banner County in the southern Panhandle, four of them dated to September and one to July. The state conservation rank remains SNR (Unranked). A record this small does not measure abundance or establish a complete season or range.

Northern pocket gopher in low vegetation
Full species profile Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides Size 22.9 cm9 in Weight 60–160 g2.1–5.6 oz Lifespan Up to 6 yr 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
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries