barred chestnut vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Diarsia dahlii compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barred chestnut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Diarsia	Heteromys
Species	Diarsia dahlii	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

barred chestnut and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

barred chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barred chestnut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barred chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

barred chestnut

The Barred chestnut (Diarsia dahlii) is a species in the genus Diarsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.