burrowing animal
Tunnel-making creature
A burrowing animal is one that digs and lives in underground tunnels or holes—moles, groundhogs, rabbits, badgers, and many rodents.
The term appears in pest control, wildlife management, and property contexts: Burrowing animals have destroyed the lawn.
Some burrow for shelter, others for food or to escape predators.
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- gopherBurrowing North American rodent
- pocket gopherBurrowing rodent with cheek pouches
- ground squirrelBurrowing rodent species
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
warren · tunnel · underground tunnel · digging · underground · hole · den · badger · prairie dog · groundhog · vole · mole rat · earthworm · claws · snout · dirt · soil · excavate
environmental medium
burrowing animalaquatic animal
Water-dwelling organism
sea creature · ocean dweller · fish · whale · dolphin
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