Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Front Range Milkvetch

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Astragalus sparsiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Front Range Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Astragalus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Astragalus sparsiflorus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Front Range Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Front Range Milkvetch
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.

Front Range Milkvetch

Habitat

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