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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Mexican Deer Mouse
Peromyscus mexicanus
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys desmarestianus
Alston's Brown Mouse
Scotinomys teguina
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — 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 |