Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs forest hood grass

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Sacciolepis curvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	forest hood 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	Sacciolepis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Sacciolepis curvata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

forest hood grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	forest hood 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.

forest hood grass

Habitat

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