Botta's pocket gopher vs mountain-pepper

Thomomys bottae compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Geomyidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Thomomys	Litsea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.