The Life of Animals | Gopher | The term gopher as it is commonly used does not relate to any one species, but is a generic term used to describe any of Several Small Burrowing rodents endemic to North America, including the pocket gopher (family Geomyidae), also Called Gophers true, and the ground squirrel (family Sciuridae), including Richardson's ground squirrel and species of prairie dogs.
Gophers weigh around 0.5 pounds (230 g), and are about 15 inches (38 centimeters) long in body length, with a tail 7 inches (18 cm) long. Gophers dig tunnels and subterranean chambers, and are associated with the rodent order, Rodentia. There are over 100 Kinds of Gophers in America.
Gophers create a large community of tunnels with large mounds of dirt and rocks at Their entrances, frequently Referred to as gopher towns. Gophers eat shrubs and other vegetation.