Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs May River Red

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dendrobium
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	May River Red
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 River Red

Habitat

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