Botta's pocket gopher vs Greyling Bracket

Thomomys bottae compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Geomyidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Postia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Greyling Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.