Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Eastern Sowbread

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cyclamen
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Eastern Sowbread
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.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).