Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs kodo wood

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ehretia acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	kodo wood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ehretiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ehretia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ehretia acuminata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

kodo wood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	kodo wood
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.

kodo wood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.