Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Flaccid grass

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cenchrus flaccidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flaccid grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Cenchrus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cenchrus flaccidus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flaccid grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flaccid grass
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.

Flaccid grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and France.