Botta's pocket gopher vs Elastic grass

Thomomys bottae compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Elastic grass
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	Eragrostis
Species	Thomomys bottae	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.