Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fibrebark

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Melaleuca nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fibrebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Melaleuca
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Melaleuca nervosa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fibrebark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fibrebark
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.

Fibrebark

Habitat

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