danewort, dwarf elder vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Sambucus ebulus compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	danewort, dwarf elder	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viburnaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sambucus	Heteromys
Species	Sambucus ebulus	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	danewort, dwarf elder	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.