vs Botta's pocket gopher

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Thomomys
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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.