Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Jelly Lichen

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Enchylium tenax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Jelly Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Collemataceae
Genus	Heteromys	Enchylium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Enchylium tenax

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Jelly Lichen
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.

Jelly Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.