dioscorée velue vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Dioscorea villosa compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• dioscorée velue is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dioscorée velue	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Geomys
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

dioscorée velue

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dioscorée velue	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dioscorée velue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dioscorée velue

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.