Botta's pocket gopher vs summer pheasants-eye

Thomomys bottae compared with Adonis aestivalis

Key Differences

  • Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while summer pheasants-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's pocket gopher summer pheasants-eye
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Geomyidae Ranunculaceae
Genus Thomomys Adonis
Species Thomomys bottae Adonis aestivalis

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

summer pheasants-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's pocket gopher summer pheasants-eye
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

summer pheasants-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.

summer pheasants-eye

No description available.

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