Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Trapeliopsis granulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Trapeliopsis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Trapeliopsis granulosa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
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.

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.