Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs German-asphodel

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Tofieldia calyculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	German-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Tofieldia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Tofieldia calyculata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

German-asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	German-asphodel
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.

German-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.