Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Oenothera fallax

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Intermediate Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Oenothera
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Oenothera fallax

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
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.

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).