Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs may lily

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Maianthemum bifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	may lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Maianthemum
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Maianthemum bifolium

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

may lily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	may lily
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.

may lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden.