Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Goatgrass

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Aegilops peregrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Aegilops
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Goatgrass
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.

Goatgrass

Habitat

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