Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs narrow alkaligrass

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Puccinellia angustata

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while narrow alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	narrow alkaligrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Puccinellia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Puccinellia angustata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

narrow alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	narrow alkaligrass
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.

narrow alkaligrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.