Botta's pocket gopher vs Kerville's Featherleg

Thomomys bottae compared with Platycnemis kervillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Kerville's Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Geomyidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Thomomys	Platycnemis
Species	Thomomys bottae	Platycnemis kervillei

Evolutionary Relationship

Botta's pocket gopher and Kerville's Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.