Botta's pocket gopher vs Meadow barley

Thomomys bottae compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Meadow barley is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Meadow barley
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Hordeum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hordeum brachyantherum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Meadow barley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow barley

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, 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.