Botta's pocket gopher vs Small Chanterelle

Thomomys bottae compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Geomyidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cantharellus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.