Botta's pocket gopher vs Goa-bean

Thomomys bottae compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Geomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Psophocarpus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.