Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Grooved Flax

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Linaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Linum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.