Botta's pocket gopher vs Small-headed Dandelion

Thomomys bottae compared with Taraxacum sublaeticolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Small-headed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Geomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Taraxacum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Taraxacum sublaeticolor

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Small-headed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Small-headed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-headed Dandelion

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.