Botta's pocket gopher vs Lemon grass

Thomomys bottae compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Cymbopogon
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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.