Of all North American pocket gophers, the Northern Pocket Gopher has the widest distribution, across most of the western United States and south-central Canada, and it occurs in the greatest variety of habitats. Only habitats with a closed canopy and sparse groundcover are avoided. Learn more about the Thomomys talpoides, more commonly known as a Northern Pocket Gopher, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.