African Walnut vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lovoa	Heteromys
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.