Botta's pocket gopher vs mountain mare's-tail

Thomomys bottae compared with Hippuris montana

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while mountain mare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	mountain mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Hippuris
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hippuris montana

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

mountain mare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	mountain mare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.