Botta's pocket gopher vs Nettle Rash

Thomomys bottae compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Geomyidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Leptosphaeria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Nettle Rash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.