Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fall Phlox

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Phlox paniculata

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Fall Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fall Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Phlox
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Phlox paniculata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fall Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fall Phlox
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.

Fall Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).