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Geomys breviceps
A burrowing rodent that is brown all over, has long claws, and reduced eyes and ears.
Lives underground in sandy soils where it can burrow. This guy was caught in a pit fall trap I am using for my Master's research. It is a lightly oak forested area.
After these pictures, I picked him up with gloves, measured him, then released him and he ran off very quickly. He was very grumpy and bit me a lot, luckily his teeth weren't that big to go through the gloves!
Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013
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