Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs dooryard sowbug

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Heteromyidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Heteromys	Porcellio
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).