Botta's pocket gopher vs Small Cow-Wheat

Thomomys bottae compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Melampyrum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.