Botta's pocket gopher vs Digitgrass

Thomomys bottae compared with Digitaria eriantha

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Digitgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Digitgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Digitaria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Digitaria eriantha

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Digitgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Digitgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, India), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.