Plains pocket gophers occupy deep soils beneath prairie, pasture, roadsides, and other grassy ground across much of Kansas. Fresh fan-shaped soil mounds are the best field sign; the animals spend nearly all their time in sealed burrow systems and are rarely visible above ground.
The overlay’s 32 iNaturalist observations measure documentation, not the many burrow systems that go unreported. Records occur year-round, with peaks in March and June through August when soil conditions and digging activity can make new mounds conspicuous.
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