Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Gull Feed

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Scaevola plumieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Gull Feed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Goodeniaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Scaevola
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Scaevola plumieri

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gull Feed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Gull Feed
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.

Gull Feed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, and Venezuela.