Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Onion Smut

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Urocystis
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.