Botta's pocket gopher vs cushion whitlow-grass

Thomomys bottae compared with Draba corymbosa

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while cushion whitlow-grass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	cushion whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Geomyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Draba
Species	Thomomys bottae	Draba corymbosa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

cushion whitlow-grass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	cushion whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cushion whitlow-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.