Scientific Name:  Varies
Phylum:  Chordata
Class:  Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: 

Gophers in your yard and gardens would be a rare sight, but having them in your yard is quite common throughout the United States and parts of Canada and Central America.  They find tender perennials irresistible and with a habit of pulling them from their underground tunnels below the soil surface, the case of the missing begonia plant can sometimes remain unresolved for days!