Botta's pocket gopher vs crowned beggarticks

Thomomys bottae compared with Bidens trichosperma

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

crowned beggarticks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crowned beggarticks

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.