Botta's pocket gopher vs May River Red

Thomomys bottae compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Geomyidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Dendrobium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

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

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.