Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Indian Maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Acer caesium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Indian Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Acer
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Acer caesium

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Indian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Indian Maple
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.

Indian Maple

Habitat

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