Botta's pocket gopher vs limestone scurvygrass

Thomomys bottae compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Geomyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cochlearia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	limestone scurvygrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.