Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs intermediate oak fern

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	intermediate oak fern
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 oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.