Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Lined click beetle

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Agriotes lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lined click beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Heteromyidae	Elateridae
Genus	Heteromys	Agriotes
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Agriotes lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Lined click beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lined click beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Lined click beetle
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.

Lined click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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