Botta's pocket gopher vs Goat's-beard

Thomomys bottae compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Goat's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Geomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Thomomys	Tragopogon
Species	Thomomys bottae	Tragopogon pratensis

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Goat's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.