Botta's pocket gopher vs Mountain Tea

Thomomys bottae compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Sideritis
Species	Thomomys bottae	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.