Thomomys bottae
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Thomomys bottae, commonly known as Botta's pocket gopher, is a burrowing rodent native to western North America, recognized for its extensive tunneling behavior and fur-lined cheek pouches used for carrying food.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomomys bottae canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly subterranean ⓘ |
| behavior | fossorial ⓘ |
| cheekPouchesUsedFor | carrying food ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Botta's pocket gopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | agricultural pest in some areas ⓘ |
| creates | mounds of excavated soil ⓘ |
| describedAs | burrowing rodent ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| eats |
bulbs
ⓘ
roots ⓘ tubers ⓘ underground plant parts ⓘ |
| family | Geomyidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Thomomys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
chaparral ⓘ grasslands ⓘ open woodlands ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature | fur-lined cheek pouches ⓘ |
| hasBodyForm | stocky body with short limbs ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Botta's pocket gopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFurColor | variable brown to gray ⓘ |
| hasIncisors | large chisel-like incisors used for digging ⓘ |
| hasSex |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| hasTail | short tail ⓘ |
| impactOnEnvironment |
alteration of plant communities
ⓘ
soil aeration ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Paul-Émile Botta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | western North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive tunneling behavior ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.