Botta's pocket gopher vs large pheasant's-eye

Thomomys bottae compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Geomyidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Adonis
Species	Thomomys bottae	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.