Desert Pocket Gopher vs thyme broomrape

Geomys arenarius compared with Orobanche alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Pocket Gopher	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Geomyidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Geomys	Orobanche
Species	Geomys arenarius	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Pocket Gopher	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.