Botta's pocket gopher vs sweet azalea

Thomomys bottae compared with Rhododendron arborescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	sweet azalea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Geomyidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Rhododendron
Species	Thomomys bottae	Rhododendron arborescens

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

sweet azalea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	sweet azalea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet azalea

Habitat

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

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.