Botta's pocket gopher vs Texas Ash

Thomomys bottae compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Fraxinus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

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.