Botta's pocket gopher vs Hog Plum

Thomomys bottae compared with Prunus hortulana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Geomyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Thomomys bottae	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Hog Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hog Plum

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.