Botta's pocket gopher vs Leopard Earthball

Thomomys bottae compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Geomyidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Thomomys	Scleroderma
Species	Thomomys bottae	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.