Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs negrohead

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Annona purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Annona
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	negrohead
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.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia