Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Jelly Rot

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Phlebia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Jelly Rot
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 Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.