barred chestnut vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Diarsia dahlii compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• barred chestnut is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barred chestnut	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Geomyidae
Genus	Diarsia	Geomys
Species	Diarsia dahlii	Geomys arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

barred chestnut and Desert Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

barred chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barred chestnut	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barred chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

barred chestnut

The Barred chestnut (Diarsia dahlii) is a species in the genus Diarsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.