black-fruit cotoneaster vs Botta's pocket gopher

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Geomyidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Thomomys
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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.