Fulvous Colilargo vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fulvous Colilargo Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Rodentia (Rodents) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cricetidae Geomyidae
Genus Oligoryzomys Geomys
Species Oligoryzomys fulvescens Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fulvous Colilargo and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fulvous Colilargo Texas Pocket Gopher
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fulvous Colilargo

No description available.

Texas Pocket Gopher

No description available.

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