Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Elaphomyces
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
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-Yellow Elaphomyces