Beach-Heath vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Cistaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Geomys
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.