Botta's pocket gopher vs River Maple

Thomomys bottae compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Acer
Species	Thomomys bottae	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.