Botta's pocket gopher vs Yellow Prickle

Thomomys bottae compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Thomomys bottae	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.