Botta's pocket gopher vs Garden Orpine

Thomomys bottae compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Geomyidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Hylotelephium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Garden Orpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.