Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs marsh thistle

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Cirsium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	marsh thistle
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.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).