Botta's pocket gopher vs red-cedar

Thomomys bottae compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Trichilia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.