The Big Pocket Gopher is a large tropical gopher known from a small area of Veracruz state in Mexico. Its large body size reflects adaptation to the nutrient-rich underground root environment of tropical lowland forests. Like all pocket gophers, it is strictly subterranean and solitary.
Habitat
Lowland tropical forests and farmland of Veracruz, Mexico
Diet
Roots, tubers, and underground plant material
How common
Rare
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