Alectryon vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Alectryon tropicus compared with Geomys personatus

Key Differences

  • Alectryon is Near Threatened while Texas Pocket Gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Sapindaceae Geomyidae
Genus Alectryon Geomys
Species Alectryon tropicus Geomys personatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Texas Pocket Gopher
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Texas Pocket Gopher

No description available.

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