Botta's pocket gopher vs deadly nightshade

Thomomys bottae compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Geomyidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Atropa
Species	Thomomys bottae	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.