Anderson's alkali grass vs Botta's pocket gopher

Puccinellia andersonii compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Anderson's alkali grass is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson's alkali grass	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	Puccinellia	Thomomys
Species	Puccinellia andersonii	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Anderson's alkali grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson's alkali grass	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson's alkali grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anderson's alkali grass

The Anderson's alkali grass (Puccinellia andersonii) is a species in the genus Puccinellia. 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.