Botta's pocket gopher vs Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

Thomomys bottae compared with Cyrtandra waiolani

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cyrtandra
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cyrtandra waiolani

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

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.