Desert Pocket Gopher vs scurvy-grass

Geomys arenarius compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Geomyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Geomys	Cochlearia
Species	Geomys arenarius	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.