Botta's pocket gopher vs Buttonhead Pipewort

Thomomys bottae compared with Eriocaulon heterolepis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Buttonhead Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Eriocaulon
Species	Thomomys bottae	Eriocaulon heterolepis

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Buttonhead Pipewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

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.

Buttonhead Pipewort

The Buttonhead Pipewort (Eriocaulon heterolepis) is a species in the genus Eriocaulon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.