Botta's pocket gopher vs Fawn Starweb

Thomomys bottae compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Geomyidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Thomomys	Asterostroma
Species	Thomomys bottae	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.