Botta's pocket gopher vs Wild Cane

Thomomys bottae compared with Piper reticulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Geomyidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Piper
Species	Thomomys bottae	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Wild Cane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

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.