Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fir Disco

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Pithya vulgaris

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Fir Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fir Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Pithya
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Pithya vulgaris

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fir Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fir Disco
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.

Fir Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.