Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Mountain yam

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dioscorea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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