Because most Southern Pocket Gophers live at high elevations in the mountains of Mexico, they are less accessible, and have been less-studied, than some other species. Like all pocket gophers, they are vegetarians, consuming both aboveground and underground parts of plants. Learn more about the Thomomys umbrinus, more commonly known as a Southern Pocket Gopher, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.