Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs least pouncewort

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	least pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Lejeunea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lejeunea cavifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	least pouncewort
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.

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).