Botta's pocket gopher vs Smoky Bracket

Thomomys bottae compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Geomyidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Bjerkandera
Species	Thomomys bottae	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.