Cutnut vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Barringtonia edulis compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Barringtonia	Heteromys
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

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.