Botta's pocket gopher vs Girdled Webcap

Thomomys bottae compared with Cortinarius trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Girdled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Geomyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cortinarius
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cortinarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Girdled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.