Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Interrupted Brome

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Bromus interruptus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Interrupted Brome is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Interrupted Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Bromus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Bromus interruptus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Interrupted Brome

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Interrupted Brome
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.

Interrupted Brome

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.