Desert Pocket Gopher vs Key lime

Geomys arenarius compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geomyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Geomys	Citrus
Species	Geomys arenarius	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).