Desert Pocket Gopher vs Red pea

Geomys arenarius compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Red pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Red pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Geomys arenarius	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Red pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).