Blackdown Yellowjacket vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Corymbia bunites compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdown Yellowjacket	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myrtaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Corymbia	Heteromys
Species	Corymbia bunites	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Blackdown Yellowjacket

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdown Yellowjacket	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdown Yellowjacket

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.

Blackdown Yellowjacket

The Blackdown Yellowjacket (Corymbia bunites) is a species in the genus Corymbia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.