Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Great Pignut Rust

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Puccinia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Great Pignut Rust
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.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.