Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Opegrapha
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Olive Scribble Lichen
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.

Olive Scribble Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia