Blue Lettuce vs Botta's pocket gopher

Lactuca tatarica compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Blue Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Lettuce	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Geomyidae
Genus	Lactuca	Thomomys
Species	Lactuca tatarica	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Blue Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Lettuce	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (21 countries).

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Lettuce

The Blue Lettuce (Lactuca tatarica) is a species in the genus Lactuca. 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.