Botta's pocket gopher vs amarra-pinto

Thomomys bottae compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

• Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern while amarra-pinto is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	amarra-pinto
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Geomyidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Boerhavia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

amarra-pinto

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	amarra-pinto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amarra-pinto

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), 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.