Botta's pocket gopher vs Early Blight

Thomomys bottae compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Geomyidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Alternaria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.