Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	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	Euphorbiaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Manihot	Geomys
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

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.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.