bog-asphodel vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Narthecium americanum compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Narthecium	Heteromys
Species	Narthecium americanum	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.