Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs large painted-lady

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Gladiolus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).