Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Pacific Maple

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Aglaia
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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