Desert Pocket Gopher vs Mountain yam

Geomys arenarius compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Geomyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Geomys	Dioscorea
Species	Geomys arenarius	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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