Desert Pocket Gopher vs slender draba

Geomys arenarius compared with Draba albertina

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while slender draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	slender draba
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	Draba
Species	Geomys arenarius	Draba albertina

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

slender draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	slender draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.