Darien Pocket Gopher

Darien Pocket GopherThis burrowing pocket gopher has cheek pouches that open outside the mouth. It digs shallow feeding tunnels linked to deeper nest and storage chambers.What does it look like?Its body is fusiform, and its fur-lined cheek pouches open outside the mouth.How does it live?This burrowing pocket gopher has cheek pouches that open outside the mouth. It digs shallow feeding tunnels linked to deeper nest and storage chambers.Its burrow has shallow feeding tunnels radiating from a deeper central network, with nest and small storage chambers in the center.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.