Botta's pocket gopher vs Eastern Waterleaf

Thomomys bottae compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Geomyidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Hydrophyllum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.