Botta's pocket gopher vs Flowering Currant

Thomomys bottae compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Geomyidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Ribes
Species	Thomomys bottae	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.