American Bladdernut vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Staphylea trifolia compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Staphylea	Heteromys
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.