Desert Pocket Gopher vs Goa-bean

Geomys arenarius compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Geomys arenarius	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.