Botta's pocket gopher vs Holywood

Thomomys bottae compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Geomyidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Guaiacum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.