Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Maltesecross

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Silene chalcedonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Silene
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Maltesecross
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.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).