Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Saffron

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Heteromys	Solorina
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain Saffron
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 Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.