Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs dwarf milkweed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while dwarf milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Asclepias
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	dwarf milkweed
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.

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.