Botta's pocket gopher vs Cupped Ear

Thomomys bottae compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Geomyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Otidea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.