Botta's pocket gopher vs Dog tail

Thomomys bottae compared with Buddleja asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Dog tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Buddleja
Species	Thomomys bottae	Buddleja asiatica

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Dog tail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, 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.