Tuza de Botta vs Rusty Porecrust

Thomomys bottae compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tuza de Botta	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Geomyidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Fuscoporia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Tuza de Botta

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tuza de Botta	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tuza de Botta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Tuza de Botta

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.