Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys castanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)
- GenusCratogeomys
- SpeciesCratogeomys castanops (Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus
Texas Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus interpres
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Merriam's Pocket Mouse
Perognathus merriami
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
Eastern Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus eremicus
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat
Sigmodon ochrognathus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Southern Plains Woodrat
Neotoma micropus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher at Big Bend National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.