Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Hazel sterculia

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Sterculia foetida

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Hazel sterculia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Sterculia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Sterculia foetida

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Hazel sterculia
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.

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and United States.