Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs flat-leaved scalewort

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Radula complanata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Radula
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	flat-leaved scalewort
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-leaved scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).