Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Aphyllon
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	One-Flowered Broomrape
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.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.