Cheesewood vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Pittosporum senacia compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheesewood	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pittosporaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pittosporum	Heteromys
Species	Pittosporum senacia	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheesewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cheesewood

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