Botta's pocket gopher vs Ragged Notchwort

Thomomys bottae compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Mesoptychia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.