Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Hex River Spiderhead

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Serruria dodii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Hex River Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Serruria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Serruria dodii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Hex River Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Hex River Spiderhead
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.

Hex River Spiderhead

Habitat

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