Botta's pocket gopher vs Dark Stonewort

Thomomys bottae compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Geomyidae	Characeae
Genus	Thomomys	Nitella
Species	Thomomys bottae	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.