Botta's pocket gopher vs Yellow wall bedstraw

Thomomys bottae compared with Galium murale

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while Yellow wall bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Yellow wall bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Geomyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Galium
Species	Thomomys bottae	Galium murale

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Yellow wall bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow wall bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.