Carrington's Scalewort vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Radula carringtonii compared with Geomys arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Scalewort	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Radulaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Radula	Geomys
Species	Radula carringtonii	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Scalewort	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.