Botta's pocket gopher vs Stinking Tutsan

Thomomys bottae compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Hypericum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.