Botta's pocket gopher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Botta's pocket gopher lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thomomys bottae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Geomyidae

Where does the Botta's pocket gopher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Botta's pocket gopher in 3 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Botta's pocket gopher endangered?

The Botta's pocket gopher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Botta's pocket gopher?

The Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Geomyidae, genus Thomomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Botta's pocket gopher

Botta's pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a pocket gopher native to western North America. It is also known in some areas as valley pocket gopher, particularly in California. Both the specific and common names of this species honor Paul-Émile Botta, a naturalist and archaeologist who collected mammals in California in 1827 and 1828.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Botta's pocket gopher (revision 1375474314), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1497037 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).