Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Fuzzy flatsedge

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cyperus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fuzzy flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Cyperus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cyperus pilosus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Fuzzy flatsedge
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.

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.