Desert Pocket Gopher vs greater broomrape

Geomys arenarius compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Geomys	Orobanche
Species	Geomys arenarius	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.