Botta's pocket gopher vs Water spangles

Thomomys bottae compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Geomyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Salvinia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.