Botta's pocket gopher vs Ferny Azolla

Thomomys bottae compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's pocket gopher Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Geomyidae Salviniaceae
Genus Thomomys Azolla
Species Thomomys bottae Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's pocket gopher Ferny Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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