Botta's pocket gopher vs Vine Maple

Thomomys bottae compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Acer
Species	Thomomys bottae	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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.