Botta's pocket gopher vs Lesser Scalewort

Thomomys bottae compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Geomyidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Frullania
Species	Thomomys bottae	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.