Botta's pocket gopher vs Chinaroot

Thomomys bottae compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Geomyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Dioscorea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.