Gopher Size
Size of Gopher
| Weight | 220-1,000g (7.8-35.2oz) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifespan | 3-5 years | ||
| Maximum speed | 16 mph | ||
The Gopher is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Rodentia.
The Gopher belonged to the family Geomyidae, mainly distributed in Central-America, North-America. They like to live in woodland and grass prairies, and social is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, tan. it likes to eat roots the most. In addition, roots, fruit, leaves are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are owls, snakes, coyotes.
If we use one sentence to describe the Gopher, it is "They dig large networks of tunnels!".
