Botta's pocket gopher vs sea-grass

Thomomys bottae compared with Halodule wrightii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	sea-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Geomyidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Halodule
Species	Thomomys bottae	Halodule wrightii

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

sea-grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	sea-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sea-grass

Habitat

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

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.