Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Pine Jelly Spot

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Key Differences

• Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Pine Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pine Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dacrymyces
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dacrymyces ovisporus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Pine Jelly Spot
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.

Pine Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.