Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Oily Pectis

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heteromys	Pectis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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