Yellow-faced pocket gophers carry a NatureServe S2 imperiled rank in Oklahoma, and the state holds just 11 records, which lean on GBIF specimen data (9) over iNaturalist (4), since a fossorial rodent that spends nearly all its time underground is far more likely to turn up in a trap than in a photograph.
September alone accounts for 7 of the year’s 11 monthly-tallied sightings, with single records in March, May, June, and October, a pattern that likely reflects a concentrated fall trapping survey rather than any real seasonal spike in the gopher’s own activity.
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