Alder Bent-wing vs Botta's pocket gopher

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Thomomys bottae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Geomyidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Thomomys
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Thomomys bottae

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Botta's pocket gopher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.