Botta's pocket gopher vs Greater dodder

Thomomys bottae compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Geomyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Cuscuta
Species	Thomomys bottae	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.