Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fern-leaved Corydalis

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Fern-leaved Corydalis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fern-leaved Corydalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Corydalis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fern-leaved Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fern-leaved Corydalis
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.

Fern-leaved Corydalis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.