Botta's pocket gopher vs Sieva bean

Thomomys bottae compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's pocket gopher Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Mammalia (ثدييات) Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Fabales (فوليات)
Family Geomyidae Fabaceae
Genus Thomomys Phaseolus
Species Thomomys bottae Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's pocket gopher Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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