Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Ningbing false antechinus

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Pseudantechinus ningbing

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Ningbing false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Heteromys	Pseudantechinus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Pseudantechinus ningbing

Evolutionary Relationship

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse and Ningbing false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ningbing false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Ningbing false antechinus
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.

Ningbing false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.