Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs lemon

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	lemon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Citrus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	lemon
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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia