Desert Pocket Gopher vs Sour orange

Geomys arenarius compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Sour orange
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 aurantium

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).