Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs lemon thyme

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Thymus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	lemon thyme
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.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).