Botta's pocket gopher vs Urucuri palm

Thomomys bottae compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Geomyidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Attalea
Species	Thomomys bottae	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Urucuri palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.