Desert Pocket Gopher vs Fimbry

Geomys arenarius compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Fimbry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Fimbry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Geomyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Geomys	Fimbristylis
Species	Geomys arenarius	Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).