Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Freeman Maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Acer freemanii

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Freeman Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Freeman Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Acer
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Acer freemanii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Freeman Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Freeman 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.

Freeman Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.