Mammals

Botta’s Pocket Gopher

Thomomys bottae

Authorship: (Eydoux and Gervais)

Notes

Pocket Gopher mounds, presumably of this species, are observed throughout IMRS.

Records

May 2005 in HQ pitfall trap by V. Mata-Silva (photos); observed at Red Tank by Brewer (UTEP), and on 8 May 2010, 7 April 2011, and 14 April 2012 at IMRS HQ (J.D. Johnson, UTEP); 19 September 2020 in HQ pitfall trap by V. Mata-Silva (Photos).

Sources

[Brewer, 2004, 2007]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata (Chordates)

SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)

ClassMammalia (Mammals)

OrderRODENTIA (Rodents)

FamilyGEOMYIDAE (Pocket Gopher Family)

GenusThomomys

Speciesbottae

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

christinec22Oct 24, 2026N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA, US

nicolelandOct 25, 2026Albuquerque, NM, US

gosandoOct 25, 2026Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA, USA

whlewisOct 11, 2026Marin County, CA, USA

whlewisOct 10, 2026Sonoma County, CA, USA

cystopsOct 25, 2026Lincoln Way & 5th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA

zcpMay 13, 2023Sepulveda / Federal Building Roadway, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

andrea_gomez_seguraOct 25, 2026Boulevard el Rosario, Tijuana, B.C., MX

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S5Secure
Texas SGCN	Not assessed