Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs northern false asphodel

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Tofieldia coccinea

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while northern false asphodel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	northern false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Tofieldia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Tofieldia coccinea

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

northern false asphodel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	northern false asphodel
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.

northern false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.