Botta's pocket gopher vs yellow monkey-flower

Thomomys bottae compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	yellow monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Erythranthe
Species	Thomomys bottae	Erythranthe lutea

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	yellow monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, 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.