Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Elegant Spreadwing

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lestes inaequalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lestidae
Genus	Heteromys	Lestes
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lestes inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Elegant Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Elegant Spreadwing
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 Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.