Botta's pocket gopher vs Guyanese arrowhead

Thomomys bottae compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Geomyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Thomomys	Sagittaria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, 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.