Northern Pocket Gopher

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

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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 Yellowstone National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pocket Gopher sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pocket Gopher in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.