Botta's pocket gopher vs

Thomomys bottae compared with Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Stemonitidales
Family Geomyidae Stemonitidaceae
Genus Thomomys Symphytocarpus
Species Thomomys bottae Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Botta's pocket gopher
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides e um mixomiceto que produz esporangios escuros e agrupados em madeira em decomposicao e detritos vegetais em ambientes florestais. Pertence a um grupo de organismos que alternam entre um plasmodio movel e nutricional e um estagio reprodutivo esporangial. Como outros mixomicetos, contribui para a ecologia microbiana alimentando-se de bacterias e detritos em habitats florestais.

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