Arum-Leaf Arrowhead vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Sagittaria cuneata compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Heteromys
Species	Sagittaria cuneata	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

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.

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

Arum-leaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.