Northern Pocket Gopher

Northern Pocket Gopher

Thomomys talpoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Grand Teton National Park
7 Verified records at Grand Teton National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pocket Gopher sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Pocket Gopher in Grand Teton National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pocket Gopher sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Pocket Gopher in Grand Teton National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pocket Gopher in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.

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