Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Brittlegill

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Russula pallescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Russula
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain Brittlegill
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.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.