Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Lady's Slipper

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Calceolaria fothergillii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lady's Slipper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Calceolariaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Calceolaria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Calceolaria fothergillii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lady's Slipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lady's Slipper
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.

Lady's Slipper

Habitat

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