Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Forest Num-num

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Carissa
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Forest Num-num
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 Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.