Botta's pocket gopher vs Hairy Snakefern

Thomomys bottae compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Microgramma
Species	Thomomys bottae	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Hairy Snakefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.