Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Horse Mango

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Mangifera foetida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Horse Mango
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Mangifera
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Mangifera foetida

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Horse Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Horse Mango
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.

Horse Mango

Habitat

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