Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Giant dodder

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Giant 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 reflexa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Giant 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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.