Botta's pocket gopher vs square-stemmed willowherb

Thomomys bottae compared with Epilobium tetragonum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	square-stemmed willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Geomyidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Thomomys	Epilobium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Epilobium tetragonum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

square-stemmed willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	square-stemmed willowherb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

square-stemmed willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.