Chickpea blight vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Mycosphaerella rabiei compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Key Differences

• Chickpea blight is Not Evaluated while Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickpea blight	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Mycosphaerella	Heteromys
Species	Mycosphaerella rabiei	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Chickpea blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickpea blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chickpea blight

The Chickpea blight (Mycosphaerella rabiei) is a species in the genus Mycosphaerella. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.