Botta's pocket gopher vs Mountain yam

Thomomys bottae compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Geomyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Dioscorea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.