Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Grayish Button Lichen

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Diplotomma
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grayish Button 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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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