Big-Leaf Maple vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Acer macrophyllum compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Sapindaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Acer	Geomys
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.