Botta's pocket gopher vs Eye Bright

Thomomys bottae compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Geomyidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Heliotropium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.