black-bean vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Erythrophleum chlorostachys compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bean	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Erythrophleum	Heteromys
Species	Erythrophleum chlorostachys	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

black-bean

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bean	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bean

Habitat

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

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

black-bean

The Black-bean (Erythrophleum chlorostachys) is a species in the genus Erythrophleum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.