Botta's pocket gopher vs Vinegar Cup

Thomomys bottae compared with Helvella acetabulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Vinegar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Geomyidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Helvella
Species	Thomomys bottae	Helvella acetabulum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Vinegar Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Vinegar Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vinegar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.