Botta's pocket gopher vs paperbark teatree

Thomomys bottae compared with Melaleuca ericifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	paperbark teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Geomyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Melaleuca
Species	Thomomys bottae	Melaleuca ericifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

paperbark teatree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	paperbark teatree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paperbark teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.