Cretan Maple vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Acer sempervirens compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Maple	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Acer	Heteromys
Species	Acer sempervirens	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Cretan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Maple

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.