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Botta's pocket gopher

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1497037
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Botta's pocket gopher

Summary

Botta's pocket gopher is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Botta's pocket gopher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is classified within Thomomys[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Botta's pocket gopher is Thomomys bottae[7].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's Commons category is recorded as Thomomys bottae[8].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thomomys bottae[9].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's Commons gallery is recorded as Thomomys bottae[10].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. bottae'}[11].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Botta's pocket gopher"}[12].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Valleigoffer'}[13].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Botta's Pocket Gopher"}[14].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Botta’s Pocket Gopher'}[15].
  • Botta's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Botta-Taschenratte'}[16].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+18'}[17].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.1'}[18].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4.85'}[19].
  • Botta's pocket gopher's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Botta's pocket gopher is Thomomys bottae[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Thomomys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Valleigoffer'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Botta’s Pocket Gopher'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Botta-Taschenratte'}[16].

Identifiers

Botta's pocket gopher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44062[21]. Botta's pocket gopher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10013[22]. Botta's pocket gopher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328051[23]. Botta's pocket gopher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439385[24]. Botta's pocket gopher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180222[25].

Why It Matters

Botta's pocket gopher has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Thomomys bottae. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.1'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+4.85'}
    Diel cycle → cathemeral
    Taxon rank → species
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