Botta's pocket gopher vs barbe grise

Thomomys bottae compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	barbe grise
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Tillandsia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

barbe grise

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	barbe grise
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

barbe grise

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.