Botta's pocket gopher vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Thomomys bottae compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Geomyidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Thomomys	Hydnellum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 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.