Bering mouse-ear chickweed vs Botta's pocket gopher

Cerastium beeringianum compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Bering mouse-ear chickweed is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bering mouse-ear chickweed	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cerastium	Thomomys
Species	Cerastium beeringianum	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Bering mouse-ear chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bering mouse-ear chickweed	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bering mouse-ear chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bering mouse-ear chickweed

The Bering mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium beeringianum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.