Botta's pocket gopher vs Jelly Rot

Thomomys bottae compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Geomyidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Phlebia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and 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.