Botta's pocket gopher vs false pepperwort

Thomomys bottae compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Marsilea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.