Botta's pocket gopher vs Yellow Whitlowgrass

Thomomys bottae compared with Draba aizoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Yellow Whitlowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Geomyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Draba
Species	Thomomys bottae	Draba aizoides

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Whitlowgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Whitlowgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.