Desert Pocket Gopher vs Sweet Trillium

Geomys arenarius compared with Trillium vaseyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Geomyidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Geomys	Trillium
Species	Geomys arenarius	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.