Botta's pocket gopher vs Long john

Thomomys bottae compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Long john
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Geomyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Triplaris
Species	Thomomys bottae	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Long john
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.