Botta's pocket gopher vs Quito-orange

Thomomys bottae compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Geomyidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Solanum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.