Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs ground-pine

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ajuga
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	ground-pine
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-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).