Botta's pocket gopher vs Doum Palm

Thomomys bottae compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's pocket gopher Doum Palm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Arecales (Arecales)
Family Geomyidae Arecaceae
Genus Thomomys Hyphaene
Species Thomomys bottae Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's pocket gopher Doum Palm
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.

Doum Palm

No description available.

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