Cattle Heart vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Parides anchises compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cattle Heart	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	Papilionidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Parides	Heteromys
Species	Parides anchises	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cattle Heart

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cattle Heart	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cattle Heart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cattle Heart

The Cattle Heart (Parides anchises) is a species in the genus Parides. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia