Botta's pocket gopher vs Mountain Ricegrass

Thomomys bottae compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Piptatheropsis
Species	Thomomys bottae	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.