Botta's pocket gopher vs

Thomomys bottae compared with Helvella corium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Geomyidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Helvella
Species	Thomomys bottae	Helvella corium

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Helvella corium is a saddle fungus in the family Helvellaceae, producing irregularly lobed, dark brownish-gray to black apothecia with convoluted, saddle-like caps. It fruits in autumn on soil in broadleaved and mixed woodland, often partially buried in humus or litter. Assessed as Least Concern, this distinctive species is distributed across temperate Europe and North America.