Desert Pocket Gopher vs Stinking willie

Geomys arenarius compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Geomyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Geomys	Jacobaea
Species	Geomys arenarius	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).