bellota vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Beilschmiedia miersii compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• bellota is Vulnerable while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bellota	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lauraceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Beilschmiedia	Geomys
Species	Beilschmiedia miersii	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

bellota

VU — Vulnerable

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bellota	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bellota

Habitat

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

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bellota

The Bellota (Beilschmiedia miersii) is a species in the genus Beilschmiedia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.