Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs high arctic dandelion

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Taraxacum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	high arctic dandelion
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.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.