Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Heteranthera
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
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.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.