Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs northern red currant

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Ribes spicatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	northern red currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Ribes
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Ribes spicatum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	northern red currant
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 red currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).