Botta's pocket gopher vs Slender centaury

Thomomys bottae compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Geomyidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Centaurium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Slender centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, 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.