Botta's pocket gopher vs Scottish false asphodel

Thomomys bottae compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Geomyidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Tofieldia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Scottish false asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.