Botta's pocket gopher vs Forest Ironplum

Thomomys bottae compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Drypetes
Species	Thomomys bottae	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.