Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys cherriei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)
- GenusOrthogeomys
- SpeciesOrthogeomys cherriei (Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Short-Nosed Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys brevirostris
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |