burrowing mammals
Underground den makers
Burrowing mammals are animals that dig and live in underground tunnels or dens—moles, groundhogs, gophers, badgers, rabbits, and many rodents.
The phrase appears in nature writing, pest control contexts, and property discussions: Burrowing mammals had riddled the hillside with holes.
Some burrow for shelter, others to hunt prey underground.
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- gopherBurrowing North American rodent
- pocket gopherBurrowing rodent with cheek pouches
- ground squirrelBurrowing rodent species
- badgerNag persistently
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Flying nocturnal mammals
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Flying nocturnal mammals
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