Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Lagos-rubber

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Funtumia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.