Desert Pocket Gopher vs Fivefingers

Geomys arenarius compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Geomyidae	Araceae
Genus	Geomys	Syngonium
Species	Geomys arenarius	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).