barren-ground willow vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Salix niphoclada compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• barren-ground willow is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barren-ground willow	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Salix	Geomys
Species	Salix niphoclada	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

barren-ground willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barren-ground willow	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barren-ground willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

barren-ground willow

The Barren-ground willow (Salix niphoclada) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Canada and Norway.