Botta's pocket gopher vs queen's crape-myrtle

Thomomys bottae compared with Lagerstroemia speciosa

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while queen's crape-myrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	queen's crape-myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Geomyidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Thomomys	Lagerstroemia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Lagerstroemia speciosa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

queen's crape-myrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	queen's crape-myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

queen's crape-myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.