Condition
Dead
Animal
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic #651 Botta’s Pocket Gopher (00)
@ 34.780065, -120.524025 & 2015.03.27 ; 14:00 ; <24hs. Co 45.
W San Antonio Rd., ~0.6 mi E Lompoc-Casmalia Rd., Lompoc. E bd lane’s edge. Weedy roadside, agro/agro in oak wooded chaparral, VAFB. Virtually ‘intact’, plump, some bloating, no fleas. (TtL: ~220 mm; Tail: ~70 mm.) Xout, fs.
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 24 hours
Roadway Speed Limit
45 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
W San Antonio Rd., E Lompoc-Casmalia Rd., Lompoc.E bd lane. Weedy roadside in agro/agro.