Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Milky Box

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Lophostemon
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Milky Box
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.

Milky Box

Habitat

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