Botta's pocket gopher vs ground cholla

Thomomys bottae compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	ground cholla
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	Cylindropuntia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	ground cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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.