Desert Pocket Gopher vs four-wing evening-primrose

Geomys arenarius compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Geomyidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Geomys	Oenothera
Species	Geomys arenarius	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).