Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs early scurvygrass

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cochlearia danica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	early scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cochlearia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cochlearia danica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

early scurvygrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	early scurvygrass
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 scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada).