Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Nippon maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Nippon 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 nipponicum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Nippon 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.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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