Botta's pocket gopher vs fleshy starwort

Thomomys bottae compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Geomyidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Stellaria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.