Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Mastic Thyme

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Thymus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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