Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs false pepperwort

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Marsilea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.