Botta's pocket gopher vs Fivefingers

Thomomys bottae compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Geomyidae	Araceae
Genus	Thomomys	Syngonium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.