Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fringed dodder

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cuscuta
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).