Botta's pocket gopher vs Touch-me-not

Thomomys bottae compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Melianthus
Species	Thomomys bottae	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.