Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs midwestern arrowhead

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Heteromys	Sagittaria
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	midwestern arrowhead
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.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.