Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs forest-maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cryptocarya rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	forest-maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cryptocarya
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cryptocarya rigida

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

forest-maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	forest-maple
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-maple

Habitat

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