African Celtis vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Celtis zenkeri compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Celtis	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cannabaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Celtis	Heteromys
Species	Celtis zenkeri	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

African Celtis

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Celtis	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Celtis

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

African Celtis

The African Celtis (Celtis zenkeri) is a species in the genus Celtis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.