What is the difference between a gopher and a mole?
A mole makes a perfectly round volcano shaped mound with raised ridges above ground leading away from the mound and usually tunnels next to sidewalks or hard surfaces where it looks for its food source earth worms and insects. A gopher makes lots of horseshoe shaped mounds with a plug next to the mound when viewed from above. Gophers can make many mounds during their search for food, which consist of roots and fresh vegetation cut from above the ground.
