Black-scale Fern vs Botta's pocket gopher

Diplazium filamentosum compared with Thomomys bottae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-scale Fern	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Athyriaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Diplazium	Thomomys
Species	Diplazium filamentosum	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-scale Fern	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.