Botta's pocket gopher vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Thomomys bottae compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Geomyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Rauvolfia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.