Botta's pocket gopher vs holy-flax

Thomomys bottae compared with Santolina rosmarinifolia

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while holy-flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	holy-flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Geomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Santolina
Species	Thomomys bottae	Santolina rosmarinifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

holy-flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	holy-flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

holy-flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.