Botta's pocket gopher vs fork-leaf cycas

Thomomys bottae compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Geomyidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cycas
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	fork-leaf cycas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fork-leaf cycas

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.