Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Early Blight

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Alternaria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Early Blight
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.

Early Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.