Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fringed Furrow Bee

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lasioglossum sexstrigatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fringed Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Heteromyidae	Halictidae
Genus	Heteromys	Lasioglossum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lasioglossum sexstrigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Fringed Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fringed Furrow Bee
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 Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).