Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Flat crown

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Albizia adianthifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flat crown
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	Albizia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Albizia adianthifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flat crown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flat crown
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.

Flat crown

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, and United States.