Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs field locoweed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Oxytropis campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Oxytropis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	field locoweed
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.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.