The yellow-faced pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent of the southern United States and northern Mexico. It carries food in its cheek pouches.
Its fur ranges from pale yellowish brown to reddish brown, with a lighter underside. Fur-lined cheek pouches on both sides of the mouth carry food.
It digs underground burrows with its claws and searches for food through the tunnels. It is described as usually solitary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.