Altai wildrye vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Leymus angustus compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Key Differences

• Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated while Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai wildrye	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Leymus	Heteromys
Species	Leymus angustus	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai wildrye	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai wildrye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.