Botta's pocket gopher vs Smooth Winterberry

Thomomys bottae compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Geomyidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Ilex
Species	Thomomys bottae	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.