Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Kodomillet

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Paspalum scrobiculatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Kodomillet
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	Paspalum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Paspalum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Kodomillet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Kodomillet
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.

Kodomillet

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (5 countries).