Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs elk thistle

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cirsium foliosum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while elk thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	elk thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Cirsium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cirsium foliosum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

elk thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	elk thistle
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.

elk thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.