This small pocket gopher is reported from the plateau of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. A regional mammal guide describes its short, soft yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown coat and gives general habits for pocket gophers as a family.
The regional guide describes it as small, 17.8-22.5 cm long and 230-380 g. Its short, soft fur ranges from yellowish brown to dark reddish brown.
The book's family-level account says pocket gophers live underground in tunnels and eat green plants, shoots, leaves, fruits, roots, tubers, and seeds. This is a family description, not a diet study of C. goldmani alone.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.