Botta's pocket gopher vs Hard Maple

Thomomys bottae compared with Acer saccharum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Hard Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Acer
Species	Thomomys bottae	Acer saccharum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Hard Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Hard Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.