Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Flat Wrack

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Fucus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Flat Wrack
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 Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).