Botta's pocket gopher vs Siberian mountain-ash

Thomomys bottae compared with Sorbus sambucifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Siberian mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Geomyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Sorbus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Sorbus sambucifolia

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Siberian mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Siberian mountain-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.