Botta's pocket gopher vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Thomomys bottae compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Geomyidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Dicksonia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.