Botta's pocket gopher vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Thomomys bottae compared with Scleria pauciflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Scleria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Scleria pauciflora

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.