Tuza de Botta vs Tickclover

Thomomys bottae compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Tuza de Botta Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Geomyidae Fabaceae
Genus Thomomys Desmodium
Species Thomomys bottae Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Tuza de Botta

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Tuza de Botta Tickclover
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tuza de Botta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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