Desert Pocket Gopher vs field locoweed

Geomys arenarius compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Geomyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Geomys	Oxytropis
Species	Geomys arenarius	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.