Botta's pocket gopher vs Prickly Heath

Thomomys bottae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Geomyidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Gaultheria
Species	Thomomys bottae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.