Botta's pocket gopher vs forest notchwort

Thomomys bottae compared with Lophozia silvicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	forest notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Lophozia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Lophozia silvicola

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

forest notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.