Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Mulberry-Leaf Maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Acer morifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mulberry-Leaf Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Acer
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Acer morifolium

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mulberry-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Mulberry-Leaf Maple
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.

Mulberry-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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