Botta's pocket gopher vs Sweetscented marigold

Thomomys bottae compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Geomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Tagetes
Species	Thomomys bottae	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Sweetscented marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.