Altai wildrye vs Botta's pocket gopher

Leymus angustus compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai wildrye	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Geomyidae
Genus	Leymus	Thomomys
Species	Leymus angustus	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai wildrye	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.