Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Elegant Polypore

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cerioporus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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