Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs mat alumroot

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Heuchera cylindrica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	mat alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Heuchera
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Heuchera cylindrica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mat alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	mat alumroot
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.

mat alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.