Botta's pocket gopher vs toothed wrack

Thomomys bottae compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Geomyidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Fucus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	toothed wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.