Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Ground Clematis

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Clematis recta

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Ground Clematis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Ground Clematis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Clematis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Clematis recta

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ground Clematis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Ground Clematis
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.

Ground Clematis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).