Botta's pocket gopher vs Grassland Pricklypear

Thomomys bottae compared with Opuntia macrorhiza

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Grassland Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Geomyidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Opuntia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Opuntia macrorhiza

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Grassland Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grassland Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France 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.