Botta's pocket gopher vs sweet tanglehead

Thomomys bottae compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Heteropogon
Species	Thomomys bottae	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.