Botta's pocket gopher vs Elbowbush

Thomomys bottae compared with Forestiera angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Elbowbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Forestiera
Species	Thomomys bottae	Forestiera angustifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Elbowbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elbowbush

Habitat

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

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.