Botta's pocket gopher vs False Olive

Thomomys bottae compared with Buddleja saligna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	False Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Buddleja
Species	Thomomys bottae	Buddleja saligna

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

False Olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Olive

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.