Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fawn Starweb

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Asterostroma
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fawn Starweb
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.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.